TRANSFERRING BEES. 115 
whole length of the frame from front to rear, as the bees 
will finish it.* Have the comb occupy the same position, 
relatively, in the new hive, that it did in the old. When 
the comb is in place in the frame, secure it by putting 
the wooden pins through the holes in the frames into the 
combs, and having fastened it firmly in place by means 
of the pins, place it in the Controllable Hive in its proper 
position. 
Thus proceed, till all of the frames of the Controllable 
Hive are filled, or the comb in the old hive is exhausted. 
In transferring, very old, black combs should be dis- 
carded, even if you do not have your new hive more 
than half full. Get all the bees, if possible, in the new 
hive, and when you set it on the stand, close the lower 
entrance entirely, and let the upper one remain only 
one-half open, for a few days, until the bees get well 
located in their new home. Be careful not to crush any 
of the bees, and take special care not to injure the 
queen. 
As you will probably complete the operation of trans 
ferring at about the time that bees will be flying briskly 
about the other hives, it will be better to put wire cloth 
over the entrances, to confine the bees you have trans- 
ferred, and let them remain in the out-building until 
about an hour before sunset; then set them on the stand 
and give them their liberty. Keeping them shut up for 
the time named, gives them a chance to take up the 
honey which rans from the transferred combs, and which 
*But very few hives are large enough for their combs to fill the moveable 
comb frames of the Coutrollable Hive. 
