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which bees have wintered will have to be watched carefully frorn 

 early spring, especially those of colonies that have died in early 

 spring. 



One beekeeper so built his honey house that the rafters are 

 spaced for hanging combs between them. Such combs, isolated 

 and exposed to the light, run small chance of being moth-eaten. 



Foulbrood 



Second and third examinations may be necessary when the 

 locality has fouibrood. European foulbrood should largely have 

 disappeared with the honey-flow if proper steps were taken at its 

 inception. American foulbrood may appear at any time and the 

 beekeeper cannot be too careful in searching it out. A diseased 

 colony detected and destroyed or treated late in summer or fall 

 may save many in the spring. 



Requeening 



Probably most of the requeening is done after the main spring 

 honey-flow. It is desirable to carry out such requeening in the 

 outapiary in a wholesale manner to avoid unnecessary trips. 

 Such requeening should also be done, where possible, during a 

 light flow, when chances of successful introduction are best. 



As prominent a beekeeper as the late Wm. McEvoy practiced 

 requeening each summer, others requeen every other year, while 

 others requeen only when absolutely necessary, leaving it to the 

 bees generally to supersede a poor queen when the time comes. 

 More and more the tendency is to requeen at least every other 

 year. 



"With the desirability of a full colony of young bees for winter- 

 ing, requeening should be completed in time to insure it. 



