SWAEMING. 



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SWAEMING. 



be hived; but to keep an Alley trap at- 

 tached to all hives that are likely to send 

 out a swarm during the ensuing ten or twen- 

 ty days would be rather expensive, both be- 

 cause of the cost of the trap itself, and be- 

 cause of the inconvenience to tlie laden 

 workers coming home. The same or very 

 nearly equal results can be attained by clip- 

 ping the queen's wing, at no expense what- 

 ever; and at the same time let the l)ees re- 

 tain, up to the time of swarming, a free and 

 unobstructed entrance. See DitONKs. 



<S WABMINO - DEVICES VARIOUSLY 

 CONSTRUCTED. 



Every apiarist engaged in tlie production 

 of honey should certainly have the wings 

 of all his queens clipped. He can not afford 

 not to, unless he uses perforated zinc (see 

 Drones). It is much more difficult to take 

 care of swarms when queens are allowed to 

 go with the swarm. But as there are people 

 who dislike to " disfigure " or " mutilate " 

 their queens, and as some swarms in any 

 case will get out with a virgin queen, we 



TWO SWAKMS UNITED IN ONE. 



