Fic. 17—Doupre-WaLLep Hive. WHERE SHADE is IMPOSSIBLE 
Use Tuis Tyre or Hive 
to quiet the bees during the operation of transferring. In a short 
time they will become quiet and if the honey flow is on at the time 
the bees will soon make the repairs to the broken comb and begin 
building new. Great care should be taken to prevent robbing. It is 
well to transfer when the bees are busy gathering honey, and the 
work should be done as soon as possible, care being taken to leave but 
little broken honey exposed. Brood comb taken from the old hive 
should be placed near the center of the new hive. After the comb 
and bees have been introduced into the modern hive it is well to con- 
tract the entrance to the hive. If the colony is strong the bees will 
soon join all the parts, and fasten all the combs securely to the frames, 
when the sticks, wire or string may be removed. 
From the middle of April to the middle of June 
Swarming one may expect from the strong colonies suffi- 
cient increase to make it necessary for a swarm 
to come forth unless precautions are taken by giving space and venti- 
lation, or by dividing the colony. Swarming is the natural method of 
reproduction among the bees. It is the old queen and the old bees 
which leave the hive seeking new quarters. When indications of 
swarming appear immediate attention is necessary. The hive with 
10 frames with full sheets of foundation or frames containing empty 
comb should be ready and as soon as the swarm is out the new hive 
should be placed in exactly the same position as the old one, which 
may be set a few feet to the side. The swarm made up of the old 
bees advances from the hive, followed by the queen. After flying 
about for a short time they cluster on some near-by object. It may 
