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and better ventila- 
tion will prevent a 
swarm. Again, after 
inspecting a colony 
which shows indica- 
tion of swarming, to 
cut out the queen 
cells and _ provide 
more space in the 
hive acts as a check. 
Very successful in- 
deed has been the 
method of removing 
three or four frames 
of brood and insert- 
ing in their places 
frames and empty 
: - comb. In this case 
-LIPPING THE QUEEN’s WINGS one would increase 
the number of colo- 
nies but would prevent the swarm. The advantages derived from this 
separation of a colony are, first, to suit the work to the operator’s 
convenience; second, to facilitate hiving, if the clipped queen is not 
used; third, and perhaps the most important of all, to save the bee’s 
time in gathering honey. 
Many questions have come to us in regard to the 
Italianizing getting of a better strain of bees. The beekeeper 
has realized that his bees are not collecting the 
honey they should and that they are vicious, and having read of the 
