MANAGING BEES. 
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hive. Animal heat in the hive is absolutely 
necessary to enable the bees to make comb ; 
but -pent heat is fatal, both to the lives of the 
bees, and their work. An umbrella should be 
held over the hive during hiving the bees in a 
hot day, unless it can be otherwise shaded. 
No inconvenience will result from letting 
the bees into the drawers, in first hiving them, 
if the colony is so large that a majority of them 
cannot occupy one of them. 
Bees commence making their comb where 
the largest proportion of the colony have suffi- 
cient room to work. Now, if a majority of the 
bees can get into one of the drawers, they will 
begin to make comb there, (for they always 
commence at the top and work down,) of 
course they will raise young bees and deposit 
bread in the drawer. If the swarm is so large 
as to be unable to work in the drawer, there is 
no danger of letting them in ; and yet, if the 
swarm is very large, there may be danger, if 
the bees are prevented from entering the draw- 
er, because they sometimes go off for want of 
room in the lower apartment. I therefore re- 
commend letting the bees into the drawers at 
