56 PLEASUSABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



of compelling the bees to build combs composed of 

 worker cells only is manifest, and must be accom- 

 plished by the use of foundation, for -which a provision 

 is made in the hives next to be described. 



In about a week or ten days after hiving, a strong 

 swarm wiU have filled three-fourths or more of the 

 brood-chamber with combs. If a super is then placed 

 on the hive with the needful precaution to prevent the 

 escape of heat, the bulk of the daily income will be 

 carried above and deposited in combs mainly composed 

 of drone cells. The building of drone comb in the 

 super for the storage of surplus is economical to the 

 bees, and immaterial to the bee-keeper. Below, in the 

 brood-chamber, the combs will be kept for breeding 

 purposes, and they will be completed with worker ceUs 

 as a rule. The advantage of this method of procedure 

 will be seen in the full supers and the crowded brood- 

 chamber at the close of the honey-fiow. 



In supering, swarms and stocks are similarly treated, 

 and when strong colonies are supered early in the 

 honey-flow the second super, supposing there be a 

 continuance of fine weather, will be required in a very 

 few days after the first has been given. In the case of a 

 stock a second super will generally be necessary to pre- 

 vent swarming, inasmuch as the bees when crowded 

 commence building queen cells, with a view to swarm- 

 ing, as soon as the ordinary cells in the hive are occupied, 

 whether it is with bees, grubs, honey, or poUen. 



This moving out of the worker bees in search of a 

 new home may be avoided by supplying a second super 

 under the first. Give a gentle puff of smoke at the 

 entrance to the hive, and then gently separate the 



