Care to be given to Bees, 
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absolutely superfluous should be taken, otherwise 
the existence of the hive may be endangered 
by bad weather during the latter part of that 
season. 
When taking honey from the hives, it should 
be extracted from those combs which are 
in bad condition and unfit for the rearing of 
brood, whether perforated by the bees in order 
to remove the moth, or hardened by age, or 
attacked with mildew. 
This latter contingency, however, should never 
occur, as mildew may always be prevented by 
adhering to the rules which have already been 
given above. 
