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acitates her for the duties required ; such swarms if not 
supplied with a new queen, or facilities for rearing one, 
will dwindle away and die. 
A movable comb hive here is indispensable ; as the 
combs become old the capacity of the cells is lessened 
by the continued breeding in them, every bee that is 
hatched comes forth from the cell leaving behind, and 
attached to the cell, a fine silken lining or cocoon, that 
it has spun for itself, while in the larva state. A con- 
tinued succession of these layers thicken the walls of 
the cells, to that extent that in time the cells become so 
small ; that bees bred in them are dwarfed in size, 
and are incapacitated for the duties necessary for their 
maintainanee. At times large quantities of bee bread 
are deposited in the cells, and unless cleaned out (a 
thing seldom done) forever destry such cells for the 
rearing of young bees. The space being limited for 
raising young, they decrease faster than they increase. 
The movable Comb Hive is the only remedy in this case, 
as any or all the combs can bo removed at pleasure and 
empty frames substituted in their stead, which they will 
readily fill tip with new combs and honey if changed in 
the proper time. The best course to pursue with them 
in the old style of hives is to break out a part of the 
comb and let them build new. To prevent your bees 
leaving for the f orest in swarming time, immediately 
after hiving, remove them a few rods from the place where 
they were hived, as scouts have already gone in pursuit of' 
an abode for the swarm ; as will be seen in a short time af- 
ter moving the newly hived swarm away from the spot, 
bees that have been away to find some place in which 
they can take up their abode, will be observed for hours 
returning to the place where the swarm alighted, as if to 
make known the result of their journeys and pilot the 
clustering swarm to their new home. 
