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cient quantities to pay the bee-keeper for the proper 
management bestowed on them. 
The principle of this swarming is based on the fol- 
lowing facts; “ ist. That a very few bees, barely suffi- 
cient to produce, under the necessary protection, the 
requisite heat for breeding, can and will raise a queen 
from worker eggs or young larvae. 2d. That it is the 
habit and instinct of bees to return to their old stand.” 
Early in the spring, as soon as drone-brood can be 
found in any hive in the apiary, open a strong stock, • 
draw a comb or two from near the centre of the hive, 
select the one containing eggs, larvte, and capped 
brood, and look carefully over it ; if the queen is not 
upon it place it (bees and all,) in a new hive, move it 
close to one side, and next to it place a comb contain- 
ing honey to furnish the food for bees ; to protect the 
bees and brood more thoroughly, have ready a board 
cut to fit the bottom and the front and the rear of the 
hive, and in height, even with the frame top ; insert it 
next to the combs. In addition to the bees taken with 
the combs, brush in the bees from one or two more 
combs, taking care not to remove the queen from 
her hive. As many old bees will return to their old 
habitation, at least a quart of bees should be brushed 
into this new hive, which is now called a nucleus hive. 
Set the nucleus hive on a new stand, which should be 
at least two rods distant from the one from which the 
