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nuclei (as already explained), and thus use these queen- 
cells, he will at once give the old colony a fertile queen. 
At the same time this practice secures only carefully reared 
queens from his best colonies. As the queen usually destroys 
all queen-cells, farther swarming is prevented. The method 
of introduction will be given hereafter, though in such cases 
there is very little danger incurred by giving them a queen 
atonee. If desired, the queen-cells can be used in forming 
nuclei, in manner before described. If extra queens are 
wanting, we have only to look carefully through the old, 
hive and remove all but one of the queen-cells. A little 
care will certainly make sure work, as after swarming the 
old hive is so thinned of bees that only carelessness will 
overlook queen-cells in such a quest. Mr. Doolittle waits 
till the eighth day, or till he hears the piping of the young 
queen; then cuts out all queen-cells, when of course he 
certainly inhibits second swarms, 
TO PREVENT SWARMING. 
As yet we can only partly avert swarming. Mr. Quinby 
offered a large reward for a perfect non-swarming hive, and 
never had to make the payment. Mr. Hazen attempted it, 
and partially succeeded, by granting much space to the 
bees, so that they should not be impelled to vacate for lack 
of room. The Quinby hive already described, by the large 
capacity of the brood chamber, and ample opportunity for 
top and side storing, looks to the same end. Mr. Simmins, 
of England, thinks he can prevent swarming by keeping 
unoccupied cells between the brood nest and entrance to 
the hive. Mr. Muth says if we always have empty cells 
in the brood nest, swarming will seldom occur. Yet he 
says “seldom.” We may safely say that a perfect non- 
swarming hive or system is not yet before the bee-keeping 
public. The best aids toward non-swarming are shade, 
ventilation and roomy hives. But as we shall see in the 
sequel, much room in the brood chamber, unless we work 
for extracted honey—by which means we may greatly 
repress the swarming fever—prevents our obtaining honey 
in a desirable style. If we add sections, unless the connec- 
tion is quite free—in which case the queen is apt to enter 
