Preparing the hive to establish package bees. Above—After the floor board has been set level the queen excluder is placed immediately on top. Below—The super of combs and stores has been placed above the excluder and the entrance plugged lightly with green grass. Three combs have been removed from the centre of the super to allow room to dump the bees from the packages.
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 121
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64Preparing the hive to establish package bees. Above—After the floor board has been set level the queen excluder is placed immediately on top. Below—The super of combs and stores has been placed above the excluder and the entrance plugged lightly with green grass. Three combs have been removed from the centre of the super to allow room to dump the bees from the packages. New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 2, 15 August 1957, Page 121
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