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summer, always remembering to sprinkle your bees thor- 
oughly with cold water before hiving, following the above 
precautions there is no danger of their leaving. Tho Re- 
gulator should then be brought up to the highest gauge 
and left so during the honey season, thus fully overcom- 
ing the evil of bees flyingaway to the forest in swarming 
time without watching them a moment. 
HOW TO SAVE YOUR BEES WHEN LOSS OF 
Q.UEEN OCCURS. 
If in autumn, follow directions given under October 
management. If in the earlier part of the season, go to 
a hive that has plenty of young brood, look them care- 
fully over and see if any queen cells can be found. 
These may be known by their conical shaped appear- 
ance, resembling a peanut, about an inch in length and 
somewhat larger at the base than at the apex. They are 
usually- attached to the edges of the combs, but some- 
times to the sides. Examine and see if any of these can 
be found sealed over. Take a pocket knife and cut a 
piece of comb out, an inch or two square, containing the 
cell, handling it very carefully, that you do not injure 
the young queen. Gro immediately to the queenless co- 
lony, take out a card near the centre of the hive and 
near the centre of the card cut out a piece of comb 
and fit in the piece containing the queen cell ; place the 
card back in the centre where it was taken from, the 
bees will soon cluster around and cover it. 
This should be performed by an expert hand, occupy- 
ing as little time as possible, that you do not subject the 
chrysalis, or young queen, to a temperature so low as to 
chill, nor the rays of a burning sun, that would destroy 
their vitality. Should no such cells be found, take a 
