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bees are now drummed out as before. If a queen should be 

 present she is killed, and the bees are either united with the 

 others or taken to form a separate colony. If there be any 

 honey left in any of the combs, it is extracted, and all the 

 old combs are melted down. 



OPEN DRIVING. 



There is a method known as open driving practised by 

 experienced bee-keepers and experts when competing at bee- 

 shows, at which prizes are given to those who shall in the 

 neatest and quickest manner drive the bees and capture and 

 exhibit the queen. In open driving the cloth round the 

 junction of the boxes is dispensed with, and one end of the 

 upper or receiving box is elevated in such a way as to permit 

 the passage of the bees to be seen by the operator and spec- 

 tators. A sharp look out is kept, and the queen captured 

 while ascending. 



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" One strong colony will be more profitable than several 

 weak ones." 



