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FALL MANAGEMENT. 
out of the way. Carelessness is but a sorry excuse, for 
letting bees establish this habit of dishonesty. Should 
any stocks be weak from disease, the consequences 
would be even more disastrous than bad habits ; the 
reasons why such impure honey should not go into 
thrifty stocks, have already been given. If we want 
the least possible trouble with our bees, none but the 
best should be selected for winter. But what consti- 
tutes a good stock, seems to be but partially under- 
stood; if we judge from the number lost annually, too 
many are careless, or ignorant in the selection ; sup- 
posing, perhaps, because a stock has been good one 
winter and swarmed well, it must of course be right ; 
the mistake is often fatal. 
BEES CHANGEABLE. 
Bees are so changeable, especially in the summer 
and swarming season, that we can seldom be certain 
what they are, by what they have been. It is safest, 
therefore, to know what they are now. 
ltEQUISITES FOB GOOD STOCKS. 
The proper requisites for a good stock are a full 
hive of proper shape and size, (viz., 2,000 inches,) well 
stored with honey ; a large family of bees, and in a 
healthy condition, which must be ascertained by actual 
inspection. The age is not important till over eight 
years old. Stocks possessing these points, can be win- 
tered with but little trouble. But it cannot be expect- 
ed that all will be in this condition. Many bee-keep- 
ers will wish to increase their stocks and keep all that 
