FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



285 



der. To prevent this a stout string has one end tied to 

 the short end of the lever, and the other end tied to the 

 ring of the balance, so as to keep it within bounds. 



NUCLEI IN FALL. 



When the time for rearing queens is over, the nuclei 

 will be in various conditions. Some will be weak, some 

 strong, some queenless. Here will be a nucleus hive con- 

 taining three strong nuclei with a good laying queen in 

 each nucleus. Nothing is to be done in such a case but 

 to leave the three nuclei as they are, to be carried into the 

 cellar without any further preparation, unless it be to give 

 some honey if it be needed. In the case of the middle 

 nucleus, that will mean exchanging their comb for one as 



Fig. 103. — 24-Seciion Case. 



much as two-thirds oi- three-quarters full of honey. In 

 the nuclei at the sides of the hive, the heaviest frames of 



