DRIVING, TRANSFERRING, UNITING. 1G7 



may without detriment be placed directly into the 

 midst of another colony, no uniting of bees on combs 

 or bees alone with other bees on combs should take 

 place without steps being taken to deprive the bees of 

 the inclination to fight. By sprinkling both lots with 

 thin syrup scented with peppermint, their peculiar 

 scent is destroyed and they unite peaceably. Uniting 

 usually takes place at a time of the year when bees 

 are prone to rob, and the least use of syrup is almost 

 certain to cause bees that are on the alert to start 

 robbing. 



It is often said that there is nothing new under the 

 sun, and when, a few years ago, uniting by the aid of 

 flour was advised, it was quickly stated to be an old 

 method revived. It is, nevertheless, though only 

 recently brought into favour, a more satisfactory 

 means of uniting than is sprinkUng the bees with 

 scented syrup, as no inducement to robbing is made. 

 By gently sprinkling both lots with flour from a 

 dredger, uniting becomes easy, and no one who has 

 tried this method will ever think of again resorting to 

 the use of scented syrup. Flour being a substitute for 

 natural pollen, there is a danger of overloading the 

 combs, hence the necessity for a thin but at the same 

 time effective sprinkling. 



