74 BEE-KEEPING FOR PROFIT 
The ‘‘shaking’’ should be done by holding 
the frame about a foot above the hive and 
giving it a sharp downward and upward jerk 
to displace the bees. Needless to say, great 
care is necessary in the operation, as to drop 
the frame, or crush the bees, would lead to 
disaster. When the second frame is removed, 
an opportunity is afforded to look for the 
queen, which may be identified by her larger 
bulk and longer legs. Close attention must 
be given to see that there are no queen cells 
in the combs as they are removed, for the 
presence of a queen in the super is fatal to 
the scheme. All queen cells—easily identified 
by their acorn shape—therefore, should be 
removed from the combs. 
After the third frame has been removed 
the empty ones should be inserted as each 
full one is transferred to the super, until the 
whole interchange has been effected. 
The next proceeding is to place a sheet of 
queen-excluding zinc over the brood frames, 
so that no possible way is open for the queen 
to gain access to the super. The super is 
then placed in position and covered up. 
Should the combs contain any drone brood 
opportunity will have to be given them to 
escape after hatching, as they cannot pass 
