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crate may be placed under the first one ; and should both 

 these be filled with honey, the tyro may think himself for- 

 tunate. For this purpose a divisional super (fig. 1 5), with the 

 rows of sections in separate racks, is very convenient, as two 

 rows fit over six frames. 



Empty combs mny be fitted into the frames, and a couple 

 of pieces of tape tied round each frame will make all secure : 

 in a few days, when the bees have fastened up the combs, the 

 tapes may be cut and removed. 



If no empty combs are to be had, it will be best to hive the 



Fig. 15. — Divisional Super, 



swarm on ten frames, fitted with full sheets of foundation, 

 which should be " wired " by the process soon to be explained. 

 At the close of the season we may obtain some extracted 

 honey from such a swarm, but to obtain comb honey in 

 quantity would require a very good season and an exceptionally 

 strong swarm. 



A second swarm hived on six or seven frames fitted with 

 empty comb will usually gather sufiicient honey to last it for 

 the winter; but if hived on fi'ames only fitted with foundation, 

 a little feeding mny be necessary in the autumn to supplement 

 its natural stores. 



How to Hive a Swarm. 



How to hive a swarm when we have got one is the next 

 question which naturally presents itself to the reader's mind. 



The sw&,rm, after issuing from the hive and circling about 

 in the air for a few minutes, will begin to settle in some neigh- 

 bouring tree or bush. While the bees are clustering, see that the 



