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tember, and sometimes in October, leaves the bees totally 

 unfit to stand the rigours of winter, through the queen that 

 has been used all the season failing to keep up the necessary 

 supply of young bees. ' 



The ydung queens are not to be raised before July, while 

 in some instances it may be desirable to have them come on 

 in August when the last flow is extra late. - 



After uniting, the capacity of ten or eleven, standard frames 

 only should be allowed at this date, and no empty chamber 

 will be required under or in front of the same, as no swarms 

 will issue with the young queens. 



Another Plan. 



Where one will not take the trouble to raise young queens 

 for the purpose, and desires to make use of the heather honey 

 ■; "Stored in the stock combs, such must be removed one or two 

 at a tirrie and placed in another chamber below the brood nest 

 after having the cappings sliced off, when the stores will be 

 carried above provided the sections are filled, not with founda- 

 tion, but combs already drawn out. In long hives such 

 removed combs should be placed behind the division board. 



