inations--the result, 191
Remarks, 192
Conflicting Theories, 192
Both Old and Young leave with swarms, 192
Cause of the Queen's inability to fly suggested, 193
Evidence of the Old Queen's leaving, 193
Mr. Weeks's Theory not satisfactory, 194
Particular directions for testing the matter, 196
Empty Hives to be ready, 197
Bottom-boards for hiving, 197
Description of swarm issuing, 198
Manner of hiving can be varied, 199
Usual Methods, 199
When out of reach, 200
When they cannot be shaken off, 202
All should be made to enter, 203
Should be taken to the stand immediately, 203
Protection from the Sun necessary, 203
Clustering Bushes, 204
How swarms are generally managed that leave for the woods, 205
Nothing but Bees needed in a Hive, 206
Seldom go off without clustering, 207
Do swarms choose a location before swarming? 207
Means of arresting a swarm, 208
Some Compulsion, 208
How far will they go in search of honey? 209
Two or more swarms liable to unite, 211
Disadvantage, 211
Can often be prevented, 212
Indications of swarming inside the Hive, 212
Preventing a swarm issuing for a time, 213
To prevent swarms uniting with those already hived, 213
When two have united--the method of separating, 214
No danger of a sting by the Queen, 215
Some precautions in hiving two swarms together, 216
How to find Queen when two strangers are together, 217
Boxes for double swa
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