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S(]iric L!i\-(' aid )i\- exi-haiigini^ sealed lir I, iireFeralil y hatching, for eggs. To do 



Ihis, take a tVaine of seak'd hicKid from the strong lii\-e and shake oft' the bees, tlien 

 earr\- it to tlie iveak one and exchange it for a frame of eggs, as liefore shaking ofi' tlie 

 liees. In eacli ease ))hic(^ thi^ new frame in the centre of tlie cluster. 



"When the M'eak hive is faiily sti'ong, say with hees on five or six frames, one need 

 mit hesitate to give it a frame of lirooil ^^ ith adhering bees, provided it is not put next 

 the frame on whieh the i|neen happens to be at the time. 



To combine a fpu^enless colony "H-ith another hive, in tlie eveiiing. xvlien flying has 

 stopped, go li tlic laltci' and remove (lie c(jver and ijuilts and s])read a sheet of news- 

 jiaper abii\e the frames, punching a laile with a pencil in the centi'e fif it, so as to gi\'e 

 cummunicatien. Tlien lift the i|ueeiiless hive and setiton toji. The bees will gradually 

 renio\-e the pa])er and intermingle wjtluait. hglittng. In aliotit a week remo\'e the 

 frames that are tinoceiipied, so as to make a <'om[jact la^ood-iiest. 



As a general rule, when nectar is coming in freely, the bees of a hive will welcome 

 additions to their strength, but in times of dearth they will eject or kill the intruders. 



