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We return to the question of nuclei, for which 
the majority of bee-keepers use ordinary hives 
reduced by division-boards, as before explained. 
It has been a practice with myself to associate 
the nucleus with the stock on one stand — as I 
Fig. 82 .— Cheshire Arrangement of Nuclei (Scale, and ^V)- 
A, Stock and Nucleus— c, Entrance to Stock ; cn. Entrance to Nucleus ; D, Division- 
board or Dummy. B, Small Colony in Hive— d, Division-board ; 1l, Flight Line 
of Bees, C, Same Colony divided into two Nuclei. Other Letterings as before. 
believe, with increased economy and convenience. 
The stock has its entrance at one corner (<?, A, Fig. 
82), the most suitable spot for many reasons, and 
the best by far for “Wintering” (which see). When 
