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CADTION. 



"Whenever we make additions in this manner, it 

 would be well first to ascertain wliat was tke cause of 

 a scarcity of bees ; if it was over-swarming or loss of 

 queen, it is well enough — but if from disease, reject 

 them, unless the bees are to be transferred the next 

 spring, and then, when too many cells are occupied 

 with dead brood, as the bees cannot be successfally 

 wintered. 



PRINCIPAL DIFFICtJLTT. 



The greatest difficulty in uniting two families or 

 more in this manner, is where they have to be taken 

 from different places in the same apiary ; where the 

 locations have been marked. It is sufficiently shown 

 that bees i-eturn to the old stand. 



To prevent these results, it has been recommended 

 " to set an empty hive with some pieces of comb, 

 fastened in the top in the place of the one removed, 

 to catch the bees that go back to the old stand, and 

 remove them at night for a few times, when they re- 

 main," This should be done only when we cannot do 

 better ; it is considerable trouble ; besides this, we do 

 not always succeed to our satisfaction. 



- HOW AVOIDED. 



I like the plan of bringing them a mile or more for 

 this purpose, and have no after trouble about it. Two 

 neighbors being that distance apart, each havirfg 

 stocks in this condition might exchange bees, making 

 the benefit mutual. I have done so, and considered 

 myself well paid for the trouble. But latterly I have 



