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to this, I have no intention whatever of seeking accommoda- 

 tion for swafms, but have in mind the best means of restrainiilg 

 them, and making far more profitable use of the ever swelling 

 numbers in the mother hive. 



What reasonable man can for a moment imagine he is to 

 secure large results from the one brood chamber which still 

 constitutes the rule in Modern ( ? ) Bee-keeping ? and this 

 often with a fixed hinged cover as well- as permanent legs, 

 which the owner does not conceive the idea of removing ! 



A hive which does not permit of rapid extension either 

 above or below the original brood chamber, by the seasonable 

 addition of other like chambers always held in stock, is one 

 more suitable for fire-wood than progressive bee-culture. 



Further detailed management for the Summer season will 

 be found fully explained in the following pages, where separate 

 chapters will be devoted to the various necessary proceedings. 



