has the queen should be treated in a similar way to the others except that 

 the entrance must be left open. The bees should be disturbed as little as 

 possible during manipulation so that very few will take wing, and an equal 

 number be given to each nucleus. The four new nuclei should be left 

 with the entrances closed with the moss until the bees gnaw their way out. 

 By the time this takes place all will have become reconciled to their new 

 hives and will not desert them to go back to their old one. If no bees 

 appear at the end of a week, remove a very small part of the obstruction 

 from the entrance, but do not entirely liberate them. By the time the bees 

 have quite regained their liberty the queens will be ready for mating, and 

 after they have begun to lay, the nuclei, including the one with the old 

 queen, may all be gradually built up into full stocks, with the addition of 

 more frames to keep pace with the increase of bees. 



It is important that during the time of building up the nuclei should 

 never be checked by want of food, and if, owing to rain or very dry 

 weather, no honey is being gathered, feeding with syrup should be re- 

 sorted to. 



G. W. A. 



