62 BEE-KEEPING FOR PROFIT 
and strengthened either by doubling or uniting 
the stocks, or by feeding. 
The bees from strong hives soon find out 
those that are weak, and apparently act on the 
principle that ‘‘to him that hath shall be 
given,” for they proceed to help themselves to 
the depleted stores of the weak hive. They 
even go to the length of forcing its occupants 
to help in the removal of their stores and grant 
them the privilege of joining their community 
for so doing. ‘Those that remain faithful to 
the queen of the weak hive are thus reduced 
to starvation. When a bee-keeper finds that a 
weak hive is being raided in this manner he 
should close it up entirely for a day or two. 
This will often quicken the spirit of its inha- 
bitants and cause them to retaliate on the 
raiders. 
Doubling Sitocks.— For this purpose an 
empty hive is necessary, and it should be one 
in which the frames range from the front to 
the back. Placing the two weak hives on 
either side of the empty one, the frame with the 
bees from the right hand hive are transferred to 
the right side of the new hive. A dummy is 
then placed and all holes through which a 
bee might crawl carefully blocked up. The 
frames from the other hive are then placed in 
