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sufficient to let a bee out, and sprinkle a weak solution 

 of carbolic acid about the front of attacked hives or 

 where bees are crowding. 



8. One bee in March is worth many in June, so do 

 everything possible to forward breeding. Keep the 

 hives warm — feed if necessary — supply them with 

 water and pea flour where pollen is scarce. 



9. In early spring remove the drone comb, and 

 replace it with worker or with full sheets of comb 

 foundation as much as in your power. You will 

 always leave more drone comb than needed. Too 

 many drones means a reduced crop of honey. 



10. The bees require ten to fourteen pounds of 

 honey to make one pound of comb, so it will always 

 pay you to use full sheets of foundation, although 

 foundation costs three times the price charged for it. 

 In addition to saving the bees' time and honey, you 

 can only secure straight, easily handled combs by 

 using it freely. 



11. The honey harvest lasts but a few days, or, at 

 best, a few weeks, so you must have the hives full of 

 bees, and always ready to take advantage of it when 

 it does come. 



12. Improved methods and foreign competition 

 have increased the supply of honey so much that it is 

 absolutely necessary, to ensure a ready sale, to put it 

 up in small sections enclosed in neat and cleanly 

 cases. 



13. For home consumption, it pays to produce it in 



