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build too many drone-combs. This mode may be called an 

 artifice or strategy for those who cannot find time to visit 

 their hives often ; and it is q, substitute for artificial 

 swarming. ■* 



We wish the reader to know that we consider nadirs 

 inferior to ekes when weight of honey is the only object 

 sought. They are adopted when both honey and stocks 

 are sought from hives that become full rather late in the 

 season. For gaining great profits in a favourable year, and 

 for continued prosperity for a succession of years, the system 

 of having strong hives and early swarms lifts itself up in 

 statuesque form far above all the other systems of mansig- 

 ing bees. Supers, nadirs, and ekes are useful, profitable, 

 and indispensable for hives that require enlarging later in 

 the season. The question of which is best, the interests 

 and aims of the bee-master must determine. • 



