33 SUCCESSFUL BEE-KEEPING. 
in respect to the hive and each other that they occupied 
in the old hive, and so adjusting the mner passage ways 
that the bees of A may pass through the empty part, B, 
in going to and from the fields, while they also use the 
larger and more direct outlet at a. So, also, we transfer 
the stock from the hive C to the corresponding apartment 
of the new hive, leaving this swarm to work out of C at 
a and through the empty apartment D, in like manner ; 
the two swarms heing thus entirely separate from paeh 
other. The movable fronts in the tenantless apartments 
B aud D are now left out, and the top cover is put on to 
protect the hive from the weather. We now provide a 
new stand and hive for the remaining two swarms, which 
are to be transferred in the same manner, placing them 
in the new location. Then we renovate the old hive, cleaning 
it with water boiling hot, so as to remove any gum which 
the bees may have placed upon the gauze wire curtains in 
the partition walls, and destroy every vestige of the moth 
that may be lurking in any crevice of the hive. Any 
needed repairs should now be attended to. Our bees are 
thus put into summer quarters and are ready for 
ARTIFICIAL SWARMING. 
This is done as soon as the drones-—the male bees— 
make their appearance, and in the following manner, viz. : 
Wie open the ene a and eclegane a comb, ead 
t ee st from the erg to the capped nee as 
seed a ‘i shown in Fig. 20, we transfer it, with 
4195 Muy its adhering bees (being careful not 
| i to get the queen), to the empty part 
lls 5B, putting in its place an empty 
er frame, and shutting off the com- 
20. Bree neces, 
