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Any other r.emedy in the common box hive I do not 
know of. But one thing I do know — if the queen can- 
not leave with the swarm the bees obey a never failing 
law, and will not leave the hive but to return. 
To prevent the ravages of the moth miller, in the 
common board or straw hive, go in the morning and ex- 
amine under each hive and destroy all you can find of (he 
moth worms and millers ; bits of board or shingles laid 
on the stands near your hives for them to collect under 
if carefully watched are some protection ; but if they 
once got established in the combs or straw you may give 
them up. There is but one sure remedy with such hives, 
and that is do not use them. 
A hive constructed so that millers will not enter, and 
still let bees pass out and in, is a thing that never had an 
existence only in imagination. Sweetened water set near 
your hives in the eveining is a good trap for them, at- 
tracted by the aroma or the vapor arising from it hun- 
dreds of them will be caught by this process. It should 
* be removed away every morning as the bees may get 
drowned in it. 
The best remedy is, have a hive in which you can 
keep your stocks strong, which is done principally by 
preventing natural swarming, and at the same time have 
your hive so arranged that you can get to every part 
of it should they gain possession. 
Various causes destroy bees in winter, or what is 
termed winter killing. 
Loss of Queen during summer frequently occurs, aud 
if in the old fashioned hive it is difficult to discover,, and 
if discovered is still more difficult to remedy. Such 
stooks are sure to perish during winter. 
Another cause is, honey when brought in from the 
fields is thin from a quantity of water being united with 
