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hive containing the swarm. When the new queen is 

 hatched, mated and laying, destroy the old queen, and 

 on the following evening unite the two lots with the 

 young queen at the head, discarding those frames which 

 contain little or no brood. By this method (due to Mr 

 Simmins) breeding is continuous. Not only so, but we 

 have actually, for a short time, two queens furnishing 

 brood for one hive. 



