is put in the same as though the hive was empty. when there is no honey flow, our five-frame hive requires more feed than the smaller one. on the other hand the bees in our larger hive will gather more honey and therefore need less feed. while rearing queens we have but four frames in the hive as it is much more convenient to handle the frames. after queen rearing is over in the fall, an extra frame of honey is put in. a few may die out in the winter for one reason or another, but the rest will be so strong that they may be divided to make 