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My plan is not to throw the bees entirely into the sections as 

 soon as they are hived, but simply to prevent the production of 

 an excess of brood in the height of the season, and with the two 

 combs of brood so arranged the colony is worth wintering after 

 the season is over ; whereas in the other case several have to be 

 united to get a fair stock. But, I am told, the bees will not work 

 in the sections with so much room below ! Have I not already 

 shown that full stocks will do so with plenty of room under or in 

 front of the stock combs ? And if your bees will not go into the 

 supers, when they are strong enough and honey is to be had, do 

 not wait for their pleasure, but put them in by either of two ways. 



To make the Bees go into the Sections, 



first secure the queen and cage her above the sections for a few 

 hours, and when you go to the hive you will find the super 

 crowded ; remove her quietly and let her go in by the entrance. 

 Another plan I have found successful is to place the crate on a 

 sheet of paper on the ground, raised on one side that the bees 

 may draw under, when many of the bees are to be shaken off the 

 frames close to the same when they will cluster in the sections. 

 They may be thrown on top without lifting the crate, and though 

 some will of course return when the super is replaced, our object 

 is accomplished. 



This is best done towards evening, and when desirable to add 

 other swarms within a few days, these can be hived in upper 

 crates without their queen. 



All the above has reference to the profitable production of wax, 

 and I shall be excused for bringing these particulars of manage- 

 ment in here, more particularly as the whole question has received 

 but little attention from bee-keepers generally. 



When Foundation may be used to advantage. 



Now I do not consider that foundation is always used in the 

 stock chamber at a loss ; in fact it can be adopted at considerable 

 profit when " time" is the object. 



A bee-keeper has to increase his stock of both bees and combs, 

 and then considerable time will be gained by taking advantage of 



