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frames and a third if advisable, and supply extra covering to 
make up for the loss of heat due to the removal of bees. 
To make an artificial swarm from one stock, for the purpose of 
increasing the number of stocks in the 
: apiary, during the forenoon of a fine day, 
171. Making an when the bees are working vigorously, re- 
Pend sha te move the stock hive as above described 
one Stoak (170) to a position at one side of its 
® stand, then place on the stand a hive con- 
taining three or four frames of foundation, 
or two frames of empty comb and one or two of foundation ; then 
transfer to this hive from the stock hive one frame of honey and 
one frame of brood, taking care that the queen is transferred on 
one of these frames ; place the brood frame in the centre and the 
honey frame at the back, then move the parent hive to a fresh 
stand, if possible not less than about ten yards from its old stand, 
and there let it remain. The flying bees will enter the new hive 
which has been placed on the old stand, and will thus form an 
artificial swarm. It would be a great advantage to the parent 
stock if after the removal of a swarm with queen by either of 
the methods described, a laying queen could be introduced into 
it (152). 
If it is desired to make a swarm for increase from two stocks, 
let it be assumed that the swarm is to be 
172. Making a made up from hives A and B. Remove 
Swarm for Increase, B to a fresh position, if possible at least 
from two Stocks. ten yards from its old stand; place an 
empty hive C beside A, and transfer from 
A to C, say five frames of brood, first shaking or brushing the 
bees off into A; then place C on the stand vacated by B; ifa 
fertile queen is available she should be introduced (158) to 
stock C, and a frame of foundation should also be given; if a 
queen is not available for C, the operator should make sure that 
there is a capped queen cell or one containing larva on one of 
the frames transferred from A to C, and if necessary the operation 
of making a swarm should be deferred until a frame with a queen 
cell is available. Each stock should then be warmly covered, 
a frame of foundation being first added to A. 
XXIV. RECIPES. 
When the term “ sugar” is used in the following recipes, it is 
to be understood as signifying white lump 
178. Sugar. refined sugar. Beet sugar is considered by 
many good authorities to be injurious to 
bees, and brown or moist sugars are said to produce dysentery, 
therefore, bee-keepers are advised to use the purest white lump 
cane sugar obtainable, such as Tate’s No. 1 lump, Tate’s crystals, 
or Fairie’s crystals. 
