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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 forma 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. 
RULE. 
‘ONE STRONG COLONY WILL BE MORE PROFITABLE THAN SEVERAL 
WEAK ONES.” 
