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new comb of brood is left to mature, and as the remain- 

 ing brood hatches from the clogged comb, the latter 

 is placed behind the dummy, as a substantial reserve for 

 the bees to appreciate, as they certainly will. 



As the forced or Plumping stocks develop towards 

 summer some of the syrup may" be left off, and the dry 

 feeder or candy will be the main stay, until bees are 

 gathering natural stores. By beginning first to " Plump " 

 the strongest, the weaker lots come in for "hatching" 

 brood before they need be stimulated at all. 



Producing Worker Combs Without Foundation. 



A method of producing new and straight worker combs 

 without foundation was mentioned in the earlier editions 

 of this work, especially as regards utilising strong nuclei 

 <luring the summer for this purpose. 



