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any kind must be left about exposed to attack, 
and: all hive entrances should be contracted. 
Strong colonies may have a two-inch entrance, but 
weak colonies and nuclei must have one bee space 
only. 
If a colony be attacked sprinkle the alighting 
board with diluted carbolic acid, and throw a 
bunch of loose, wet grass over the entrance. A 
sheet of glass may also be propped before the 
entrance. This will help to baffle the robbers 
in their attempts to force a way in. If these 
methods fail, the attacked stock must be removed 
for the time being. 
It may be remarked here that when stocks are 
moved at a time of the year when the bees are 
flying freely, they must be taken a distance of 
at least two miles, or many flying bees will re- 
turn to the old site and be lost. If it is necessary 
for any purpose to remove them a short distance 
at such times, the hives must be moved at the rate 
of two or three feet on each fine day. This, how- 
ever, would not be practicable if for any. pur- 
pose it was necessary to move a stock a dis- 
tance of a mile. In such a case they, would have 
to be taken to a spot three miles distant, kept 
there for a week or so, and then placed in the 
desired position. In the winter, when the bees 
have been closely confined to their hives for a 
period, they may be moved either long or short’ 
distances without loss. 
The cleaning-up of combs wet from the ex- 
