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during winter — with fire and brimstone, is yet occa- 
sionally practiced by some bee-keepers. Such persons 
are usually glad to have their more experienced neigh- 
bors come and do the job of “taking them up.” 
Drive the bees from the hive into a box, and as such 
swarms are too small to winter separately, two or more 
should be hived together, and provided with surplus 
honey stored in frames. The empty combs can fre- 
quently be sold at the price of beeswax, yet they are 
far more valuable for use in a bee hive or honey-box, if 
white. Such combs may be fastened into frames with 
melted resin, and used to fill up those swarms having 
four or five frames of honey. If the frames and combs 
inserted should be deficient in bee-bread, they should 
be provided with that article from old stocks, having a 
surplus thereof. If the hive cannot be filled with 
empty combs, the space should be contracted by in- 
serting a partition board. 
Surplus honey stored in frames should always be kept 
on hand for such purposes ; it may also prove useful in 
preparing your apiary for safe wintering. The outside 
frames of hives will usually be stored with honey. 
If such side combs are removed in time, the honey 
is usually ecpial to box honey ; and it not used to supply 
weak colonies it may be readily sold. 
Taking Bees as Pay. — B ees may be obtained by 
taking the agency for the sale of rights and hives, or by 
