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above in order to fit the larvae. The statement that 
on this plan the pollen is carried into the sections, as 
Mr. Corneil complains, does not agree with my re- 
stricted experience of it. Some, however, corroborate 
Mr. Corneil, and the difficulty would occur if the brood- 
nest were restricted excessively. From eight to six 
standards, according to season, would appear to be 
correct. Swarms do not ordinarily carry pollen for 
three or four days ; but if no cells then be found to 
receive it, undoubtedly it would be carried aloft, and 
more probably if narrow sections wdthout separators 
were used. Mine were 4Jin. by 4Jin. by i|-in. The 
whole plan is on its trial, but experiments on a small 
scale may soon decide its true value. 
What has been said of harvesting extracted honey 
applies largely to that in the comb, especially if the 
crates are removed en bloc. The bees remaining 
after driving by carbolic may be got rid of by lifting 
out the boxes, and giving each a rocking shake and a 
whisk with a brush. In inserting a new crate be- 
neath one in progress, in the absence of an excluder, 
the half bee-space tray (/r. Fig. 113) is of great 
service, as it saves the frames of the hive from 
any displacement. In order to facilitate simultaneous 
finishing of the boxes, put those containing comb on 
the outside, those having foundation only, in the 
centre. Towards the end of the honey harvest, should 
the boxes be removed as finished, it is well to con- 
tract the crate by adding my dummy boxes in the 
vacancies. These are simply blocks the size of sec- 
tions, or sections themselves, with thin wood on the 
otherwise open faces. Now, tiering down and group- 
