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and generally most of the combs, would have at least some very 
young brood. 
The plan is a good one for extracted honey, but not available 
for comb. 
Q. The other day a book came to me from a friend in Mis- 
souri. It was Dr. Jones’ book on how to prevent swarming. What 
do you think of the plan? 
A. I think that shaving off the heads of all sealed brood will 
be likely to prevent swarming; but I don’t suppose many would 
want to use such a plan. 
Q. In the American Bee Journal for November, 1914, page 
385, the plan given by J. E. Hand on swarm control and the in- 
crease problem looks possible, and I would like to have your opin- 
ion of it. I note he uses 16-frame hives. Do you think the plan 
will work with the 10-frame hive? He says take six frames from 
each colony at the close of the basswood harvest and give them 
to the nuclei. But that will not be necessary, as I can build a 
2-frame nucleus into a full colony by winter. Is it necessary to 
wait until each colony has made preparations to swarm, or can 
it be done just before the swarming season? 
A. As a rule, it is not well to attempt any changes on any 
plan given, but to follow out exactly instructions. A plan that 
succeeds with 16 frames might be an utter failure with a less 
number. 
When colonies in general are making preparations for swarm- 
ing, it will usually be all right to operate at that time upon other 
colonies that have made no such preparations, provided they are 
strong; for some colonies make no preparation for swarming 
throughout the entire season. 
Q. In the September issue, 1914, page 310, is an article by C. 
F. Greening on ‘‘Controlling Swarming,” which I find most valu- 
able. I wish to ask a few questions concerning it. 
(a) It being supposed the colony is a strong one, and of course 
no queen-excluder being used, will the queen always lay eggs in 
the super added to the brood-chamber “as soon as it becomes 
warm” in the spring? In case she does not, this plan is doomed 
to fail at the very start. 
(b) In case she does not come to lay in the super, what shall 
I do? 
(c) Would this plan work with large brood-chambers, such as 
the Dadant, the Quinby, or the Massie hive, which has a double 
brood-chamber of a capacity equal to 14 Langstroth frames? 
With such large hives, how can I make sure the queen will lay 
eggs in the first super added in the spring? 
A. (a) I don’t think you can always be sure of the queen 
