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during the process of feeding ; the feed should always 
be placed in some suitable dish in the chamber of the 
hive, as the bees will then carry it below, and no other 
swarm will know anything about it. 
Should the swarm be a young one, perhaps they may 
be deficient in bee-bread, as this is frequently the case 
with young swarms ; then it would be best to select a 
card from some older swarm that had a plenty, and 
change ; thus you will be able to equalize honey and 
bee-bread throughout the different hives in your Apiary, 
by changing the combs of the different hives ; the ven- 
tilation of the hives must now be closed. If you have 
any small swarms, two or more of them may now be 
added together, as September is the most appropriate 
time for this operation, should it not have been done 
previously. (See under head of Uniting Swarms.) 
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Little can be done for your bees in such hives. If 
you have surplus honey boxes you may remove them, 
and keep an occasional watch that they do not rob each 
other. Any young stocks that are deficient in honey 
should now be fed, so they will have time, while it is 
warm, to seal it over in the cells before the weather 
gets too cold. 
And to those that wish to follow the brimstone 
theory, this month is the best time for operations. It 
is usually performed by digging a hole in the ground, 
a little smaller than a hive, about a foot deep ; tie a rag 
to a stick and dip it in melted brimstone. Light this 
and set the hive over it, stopping all the cracks tight, 
to give your bees and honey all the benefit of the brim- 
