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going above to lay, especially if the hive be very large; but the 
plan is not necessarily doomed on that account. 
(b) lake a frame of brood out of the brood-chamber and put 
it up. 
(c) You seem to think that an essential part of the plan is for 
the queen to go up to lay in the story above. If that be so, then 
a very large hive would not do. But I hardly think that is essen- 
tial. If I understand Mr. Greening aright, he wants brood always 
above, with plenty of room for the bees to store between that and 
the brood-chamber. The large size of the hive would not inter- 
fere with that. Indeed, if I am not mistaken, with the very large 
hives used by the Dadants they have very little swarming, even 
without keeping brood above. 
Swarms, Cause of. — Q. I have noticed that the colony that 
keeps its brood-nest free from honey is not apt to swarm. Is this 
in line with your observations? 
A. Certainly we know that when the queen is crowded for 
room it tends toward swarming. The more honey crowds into or 
encroaches upon the brood-nest, the less room the queen has for 
laying, and, it would seem not unreasonable to argue, the greater 
inclination to swarming. 
Swarms, Hiving. — Q. In “Root’s A, B, C and X, Y, Z,” page 
553, 1913 edition, "a frame of unsealed larvae” is thrust into the 
bees of a swarm, so that they may crawl upon it. Arc unsealed 
larvae better than sealed for this purpose? 
A. As between sealed and unsealed larvae, if you have either 
kind alone, I think sealed would work better than unsealed. 
When, however, you take a frame having unsealed larva;, you gen- 
erally have sealed too. 
Q. In hiving a swarm, do you put them in at the top, or the 
bottom of the hive? 
A. It doesn’t matter so you get them into the hive, but gen- 
erally you will find it easier to get them into the hive at the bot- 
tom, as bees of a swarm naturally incline to crawl upward. 
Q. Is it best to put a swarm on the old stand? Where would 
you put the old hive? 
A. Yes, unless you want afterswarms. The old hive should be 
put close beside the hive containing the swarm, and a week later 
moved to any place you like, ten feet or more away. 
Q. If a swarm lights on the grass and you do not happen to 
see the queen, how would you hive them? 
