TAKING BUSH BEES. 107 



stroth super, or extracting it from the frames ; and the gap is 

 just as great in the article you obtain. You have the brood comb, 

 but do not know how to fit in the frame ? Take a flat table, or 

 some other flat surface ; have a number of pieces of tape cut long 

 enough to tie around a full-size frame, the narrow way; place 

 three or four on the flat surface, parallel and equally distant, ac- 

 cording to the size of the comb you are about to fix in the frame ; 

 place the frame on the tapes ; cut the comb to fit a little tightly 

 in the frame, so that the bottom bar shall grip it firmly; it will 

 be all the better to see that the comb is not put in upside down ; 

 adjust each frame in the hive. If not combs enough to fill the 

 hive, put in a division board. Fetch your box of bees, and shake 

 them out on the top of the frames; this is better than throwing 

 them in front of the hive, for in this case they sometimes cluster 

 under the hive, and it takes time to dislodge them therefrom. 

 Cover them over with the quilt, and leave them till morning. 



