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BEES AND BEE-KEEPING. 
lying combs. If, now, comb 5 be removed from 
the outside to the centre of the nest, as at B, it 
will have the very warmest and best position for 
the raising of brood, of which at present it contains 
but a small patch, on one side. The store it carries 
will, therefore, be displaced (used mostly) whether it be 
sealed or not, for bees will not allow food to remain 
sealed in their brood-nest. The cells are now cleaned 
until their bases will glisten in the light, and so afford 
the queen accommodation for a great number of eggs. 
By our interference the whole contour of the nest is 
S12345 (Z 6 7 s S12534 d 6 n S 
Fig. 101.— Brood Spre.vdixg. 
A, Combs in Normal Position — s, s, Hive Sides ; d, Division-board ; e, Entrance. 
B— Combs of Brood Spread ; Letterings as before. 
disarranged, and the cause operating in filling comb 5 
will restore promptly the globular form, while the 
nest will be enlarged in all directions. If the bees 
previously were doing their best, they are now 
overtaxed, as they have a larger space to cover, 
and more heat individually to produce ; and, should 
a cold snap occur, they possibly will be forced 
to condense, and leave the large mass of brood 
on the outside of comb 4 to chill. 
Spreaduig the brood is the name given to this 
systematic disturbance of the brood-nest ; and although 
