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wbat brood we could get in the seven colonies that acted as 

 feeders, without reducing any of them to loss tlian four or 

 five brood. This time we found six brood, which we took 

 without any bees, and put on 237. 



This was the regular program each time: forming nuclei 

 with the brood, bees, and cells on 235; putting all brood and 



Fig. 91 — Nucleus Hives. 



bees from 237 on 235, always leaving the queen at 237; and 

 then getting for 237 a fresh stock of brood wherever it could 

 be spared. 



As none of the assisting colonies were overdrawn, they 

 would be getting stronger, so that up to a certain point more 

 brood could be drawn each time. July 18, for the first time, 

 more brood was drawn than it was thought wise to give to 237, 



