Commentary for Bava Batra 159:2

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> והתניא בריכה ראשונה ושניה אמר רב כהנא לא קשיא הא לה הא לאמה

[IF HE BUYS THE ANNUAL] ISSUE OF A BEEHIVE, HE TAKES [THE FIRST] THREE SWARMS; AND [THE SELLER MAY THEN] EMASCULATE [THOSE REMAINING].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To prevent them from any further breeding, and thus to enable them to give themselves up entirely to the production of honey. ');">³</span> [IF HE BUYS] HONEY-COMBS, HE MUST LEAVE TWO COMBS.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To provide nourishment for the remaining bees during their hibernation. ');">⁴</span>

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