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not injure bees, as some suppose. It has often been 
the case that bees have starved to death with a plenty 
of candied honey in the hive. 
Honey in the comb is preferable to anything else, if 
it can be obtained by scratching off the caps slightly 
with a fork and piling it up on a plate or board, a few 
pounds at a time, in the air chamber of the hive, away 
from other bees, where it is warm. 
Persons using the Kidder hive will have but little 
trouble in feeding bees, as the frames filled with honey 
can be readily taken from the full hive and introduced 
to the one that needs feeding. In fact, it is the only 
practicable way to feed in cold weather, as all my 
comb-frames fit my different hives, and can be changed 
when desired. 
FEEDING BEES IN OED-FASHIONED HIVES. 
When this is done, the lower part of the combs 
should be cut out so as to admit a dish large enough to 
hold the feed and comb containing it. The entrance of 
the hive should be made small to prevent other bees 
from robbing it. It is the height of folly to set honey 
around in dishes promiscuously in an apiary ; it is a 
sure invitation for robbers, and is usually accepted. To 
those that still cling to the old-fashioned hive, I would 
say, that my Patent Regulator and Bee-Catcher can be 
attached to any kind of hive in a few minutes, and 
the use of these to prevent swarms from going oft' to 
the woods when first hived, and to guard against rob- 
bery at other seasons of the year, — with perfect control 
of the entrance at all times, — is worth five times the 
price of an Individual Right, if you have many bees, 
even in a single season. 
