and its Economic Management. 1 1 1 



season, but by taking the outside combs, one at a time, and 

 inserting them in, the centre of the brood nest after the 

 cappings are first bruised, great progress will be made. One 

 such comb as yet at an interval of seven or ten days, as 

 needed, will keep the bees and queen busy, and by May ist 

 the whole ten or more combs will be one mass of brood, and 

 the hive so crowded with bees that another set of combs will be 

 required below the stock hive. If one -has no combs on hand, 

 then use sheets of foundation, alternating them with the combs 

 of brood throughout both storeys, and see that the older brood 

 goes below, with the pollen combs near the outside. Now 

 proceed aS explained for extracted honey, but if comb be desired 

 let the lower storey have starters only in the frames. In any 

 case feed from " hand to mouth," until honey comes in freely, 

 as such a large population is liable to be rendered perfectly 

 useless by the loss of the brood, by the slightest neglect at this 

 time. 



Where stocks cannot be got up to the desired strength 

 for the opening of the 



SUMMER 



season, or when one wishes to take every possible advantage 

 of the harvest, he will not hesitate to work on 



The Doubling System. 



At this moment honey may be coming in rapidly, with 

 every appearance of fine weather to continue. The first is 

 always the best chancej arid it is a question whether the 

 apiarist will simply allow the bees to waste their energies in 

 excessive brood rearing, or at once cut short their work in 

 that _ direction, and direct ' far greater power towards the 

 ■" piling up " of stores. What is done must now be done 

 quickly, and though the usual plan has been to simply place 

 the brood combs-of one stock with, or upon its neighbour, and 

 saving the queen with the swarm thus made, the following 



