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Young Queens ; No Swarming ; Large Profits, 



My non-swarming system as relating to the manage- 

 ment of the Conqueror Hive ; and my original methods 

 of controlling swarming are all set out in conjunction with 

 the great corner stone of practical procedure — the pro- 

 duction of young queens yearly, to take the place of the 

 older queens at exactly the right time for ensuring the 

 highest results according to the operation in hand. 



I have already demonstrated that the Conqueror Hive 

 is the nearest approach to perfection in the economic 

 restriction of swarming, but it is not to be supposed that 

 there ends all need of care on the part of the owner. For 

 instance, if he will make a nucleus in early spring, and rear 

 a young queen, she can be given to the stock while the 

 older queen will build up the nucleus to a stock, to be 

 united to the full hive after the season is over ; while, in 

 the meantime, the presence of the young queen avoids 

 swarming, and prevents the excessive production of drone 

 combs. 



Then, as regards "Combined Swarming and Doubling"' 

 without increase ; a young queen is given to the united 

 swarm, so that further swarming may be avoided, and 

 worker combs produced, ensuring the maintenance of a 

 large working population. 



Again, in simple " swarming without increase " ; as 

 soon as the young queen with the old stock combs is well 

 at work, the swarm and stock are re-united with the 

 young queen presiding. The older queen may be de- 

 stroyed or given a small nucleus to build up for further 

 uniting at the end of the season. 



The Cause of Low Averages. 



is the want of initiative — the absence of definite action, 

 by the average bee-keeper. He is content to take things 



