58 SWARMING AND HIVING, 
The foregoing circumstance often happens when bees 
are managed on the old swarming plan, and queens that 
are unable to fly are usually very old. On my plan of 
management, such cases are of rare occurrence. 
Natural swarms usually issue between nine o’clock in 
the forenoon and one o’clock in the afternoon. Occasion- 
ally one will issue earlier in the forenoon or later in the 
afternoon; but as a general rule they make their appear- 
ance between the hours specified. 
Very early swarms hived in Controllable Hives should 
have access to the boxes on one side only. In about ten 
days after being hived, and as soon as the bees are well 
at work in these, give them access to the other side. 
Swarms that are hived late in the season will not require 
boxes, until the next season, as it is necessary to have 
the brood section filled, or nearly filled, before the bees 
have access to the boxes. 
It is important that we have the combs in the brood 
section built straight in the frames, so as to be easily 
lifted out separately. To secure this object, use comb 
foundation as starters in each brood frame; a strip one 
or two inches wide on the under side of top bar of each 
brood frame its entire length, will insure straight combs. 
To hold it in place, use resin and bees wax melted 
together and applied warm. If no precaution is taken 
in this direction, the bees will sometimes build the comb 
crosswise of the brood section. As straight combs in 
the brood section are very important, we should employ 
every available means to aid in securing them. 
