FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



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This is Saturday's work. The day for the distribution 

 of the cells having been marked in advance on the top- 

 bars, there is not much chance for mistake. 



- 'I»Z 







Mg. 85. — Queen-Cell Stapled on Comb. 



MORE THAN ONE NUCLEUS IN HIVE. 



The frames for nuclei are the regular full-sized 

 frames, and a full hive may be used for each nucleus, 

 but I find it economy to have the hive divided up into 

 two or three compartments for as many nuclei. Three 

 nuclei in one hive are mutually helpful in keeping up the 

 heat, and thus it is possible to have the nuclei weaker 

 than if each nucleus was by itself, while results are as 

 good with the three weaker nuclei in the one hive as with 

 three stronger nuclei in three separate hives. 



NUCLEUS-HIVE. 



For many years I have had hives divided into two 

 or more compartments, and have had much trouble from 



