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colony, supers should be added as needed. Leave the bee-escape in the 

 hole for about a month and until there is a break in the natural honey- 

 flow. Then remove the escape from the hole and in a short time the bees 

 in the hive will find the honey and completely rob out the old combs. 

 When the heeheeper allows the hees to roh the honey, he should he sure 

 he has enough supers on the hive for all the honey there is in the cavity. 

 If the cavity is large and a strong colony has had possession of it for a 

 few years, there may be a large quantity. After the hees have ceased 

 entering the cavity, the hoard should he removed and the entrance closed 

 with cement or other material so that hees cannot find lodging there in the 

 future. The hive may be left on the platform until fall and then removed 

 to the apiary when the bees are not flying and there is no honey-flow. 

 Many of the bees will return to their old stand if moved directly the honey 

 is robbed out, unless the colony is moved a mile or more. 



In the districts where foulbrood is prevalent, the beekeepers should 

 close all holes in buildings or trees where bees have died. They should 

 also remove the bees already occupying such places. 



Tkansfeeeing Diseased Colonies. 



Whenever the beekeeper has bees infected with American foulbrood, in 

 box-hives, he must modify his method of transferring. There is only one 

 way in which one can proceed with any degree of success. All the hees 

 must he drummed out as hy the direct method. A new hive with frames 

 having full sheets of foundation should be prepared and placed on the 

 stand formerly occupied by the box-hive and the drummed bees should 

 be shaken in front upon newspapers weighted down at the corners. 



Great care should he tahen that none of the honey from the hox-hive 

 is spilled on the ground or more infection may follow. Remove the hox- 

 hive and hum; this removes any possibility of the hees gaining access to 

 the germ laden honey. After all the hees have entered the new hive, 

 remove and hum the paper. 



The Water Method. 



Sometimes a beekeeper may buy a few colonies of bees in box-hives 

 late in the season, and may not wish to keep them through the winter in 

 the box-hives. If one has combs of sealed honey, surplus from other 

 healthy colonies, it is a simple matter to transfer the bees from their box- 

 hives to hives containing the frames of honey and to winter them in the 

 new hives. 



Early in October, as soon as brood-rearing has ceased, and when the 

 weather is warm enough for bees to fly, prepare a hive-body with frames 

 of honey. Have ready some receptacle for water, wash-tub, boiler or any- 

 thing large enough and deep enough to allow the box-hive to be entirely 



