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the superiority of the Italians, before which time it can- 

 not be expected that they will do much towaids changing 

 their stock.* 



NEIGIEBOES JOIN IN rTJKCHASDJG (JUEEKS. 



Could all that keep bees in one neighborhood he induced 

 to begin with the Italians at the same time, each would 

 have but comparatively little trouble, but as this cannot 

 be looked for, we must consider how a person must man- 

 age to preserve their purity when surrounded by the na- 

 tives. There are two or three methods. 



MTT THREE SrrLES DISTAITr. 



If the natives are three mUes distant, there is but little 

 risk. Should they be nearer, the young queens should 

 be taken to some place at least that distance from them, so 

 as to meet the pure drones before they commence laying. 



coLO^-s• TO mtsisH dbones. 



A colony to furnish the drones should be strong and 

 must stand near the young queens. One for the purpose 

 will rear many more than the usual number, by supply- 

 ing it with extra drone-combs. Take out worker-combs 

 and replace with drone-combs — taken one each from dif- 

 ferent hives, — leaving only worker-combs enough to main- 

 tain the strength of the colony. 



As soon as the queen hatches and leaves the cell, the 

 box containing her should be taken to this yard, and left 

 there tiU she begins to lay, which will be in about eight 

 days, more or less, when she may be introduced to the 

 native stock. If there should be any chance for such 

 queen to meet a native drone, which would be possible. 



* DariDg the past summer, (1S64.) I succeeded in inieresting my bee- 

 keeping neiglibors, with one exc eplioiif wiiliin tliree miles, to Italianize tneir 

 bees, and consequently expect to find but few iiybrids amoag my young queens 

 througliout the coming summer. 



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