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be desirable to unite to others at once if this happens to 

 be the first stock of the apiarist ; but when other colonies 

 are on hand one may be able to insert another rather 

 than unite. 



Moving Bees Short Distances. 



I am frequently asked how it is possible to move bees 

 only a few hundred yards from their old location. Of 

 course it is a very easy matter to shift them only a few 

 yards by easy stages, while actively flying, but in the 

 above case when they can not be moved in winter, it 

 will be necessary to make artificial swarms from them ; 

 uniting two swarms with one queen, and then uniting 

 the two deprived stocks with the other queens. Thus the 

 united old stocks can be moved at once to their destina- 

 tion ; and on the second evening the doubled swarm may 

 also be moved, but this should go into a cellar or other 

 darkened room until another two or three days, and set 

 out towards evening, with a board reaching partly over the 

 entrance. 



An alternative plan which would not work quite so 

 well, would be to move the stock towards evening, and 

 when in position, shake all the bees from the combs on 

 to a wide board reaching up to the entrance. Bees 

 treated like this will often stay like a new swarm. 



Paclcins: Queens. 



An admixture of honey and sugar, first mentioned in 

 Rev. L. L. Langstroth's book as a substitute for honey 

 in wintering, was afterwards used by Mr. I. R. Good, 

 another American, in queen cages when transmitted by the 

 post. However, perfection had yet to come ; the food was 

 right, the candy was " good," but until the introduction 

 of F. Benton's mailing /;age, general success was not 



