PEARCE METHOD OF BEE-KEEPING 



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View of bottom of Old Style German Hive. Bees were transferred to 

 regular moveable frame hive. While this hive is filled with honey, it is 

 almost useless as there is no way to remove it without destroying contents. 



and the queen could not go below again and in three weeks, 

 if we wished, we could remove the old hive, as the brood 

 in it would be all hatched out, or you could leave it longer 

 till fall. This was a great improvement over the old way 

 and a great relief, as we could then break up the old hive 

 and extract any remaining honey and melt up the wax, and 

 in this way we got all good straight combs. 



But now comes a plan of transferring for foul brood, 

 about the only disease of any account we have to contend 

 with. The old way was, of course, to shake the bees from 

 the diseased combs onto clean foundation or an empty hive 

 for a time and then give the combs, but this way has many 

 troubles. To start with, it is anything but a pleasant job. 

 If you've ever tried it you know. You get a lot of stings, 

 some honey is sure to drip and bees are liable to be on the 

 job if you don't look out, and you will disease more bees 

 than you will cure. If there is anything that makes a man 

 feel like cursing, it is shaking foul brood. And now comes 



