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A YEAR AMONG THE BEES. 
nuclei. Put the combs and bees from No. 1 in the north 
side of the double hive, and those from No. 2 in the south 
side, and cover up the double hive. A few bees will remain 
in the old hive, and these may be placed in front at each 
side of the double hive, the alighting-board of the old hive 
resting on one comer of the alighting-board of the double 
hive. In a short time all the bees will have crawled into the 
new hive, when the old ones may be removed. Put the 
number-tags from the old hives, each on the proper side of 
the front of the double hive. 
The matter is now accomplished and it has been no long or 
difficult job. The bees use the new entrance almost as read- 
ily as the old. To them their hive seems moved less than its 
width to one side, and there is no possible danger of their 
entering the wrong place. I have tried it, and watched the 
result, therefore I speak of not what the bees ought to do, 
but what they do do. 
CHANGING FROM DOUBLE TO SINGLE IIIVES. 
Can we as easily get them back into two hives in the spring 
when they become crowded in this double hive V Just 
exactly as easily. We simply reverse the operation. Take 
the double hive from its place and replace it with the two 
stands and two hives, then remove the con tents of the double 
hive and put them in the proper single hives, and the bees 
will go every time to the right place. I speak again from 
personal observation as to what the bees actually do. 
ENTRANCES OF DOUBLE IIIVES. 
I am not sure just what is the best size for the entrances 
of these double hives. They are not used in hot weather 
except for nuclei, and I have done as follows : 
I first put in a wooden plug to close up that part of the 
entrance in front of the division-board. This plug is about 
inch, and generally a little lump of beeswax is used 
to wedge it tightly in place. The plug being of the same 
