SWARMING. 



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SWARMING. 



some of the other empt.v hives. He kept ou 

 until he found six good swarms, each nicely 

 housed, without any effort or expense on his 

 part. In a few days more the remaining 

 hives were tilled with absconding swarms. 

 When the swarming season closed he had 17 

 colonies secured. The point is this : By ac- 

 cident he had stacked up his empty hives in 

 tiers, so that they resembled trees in the for- 

 est. Having combs in them, and entrances 



open, they were au inviting place for a pass- 

 ing swarm. 



SWARMING, ARTinCIAL. See In- 



creasp:. also XrtLEUs. 



SWEET CLOVER. See Clovek. 



SYRIANS. 



Italians. 



See Holy-Land Bees, under 



SYRUP. See Feeding. 



V 



TB.AZO'SFXSB.B.IN'G. .Make all ar- 

 rangements several days before if possible, 

 so the bees may grow accustomed to the sur- 

 roundings, and be all at work; remember we 

 wish to choose a time when as many bees as 



tine-toothed saw, a hammer, a chisel to cut 

 nails in the old hive: tacks; string, such as 

 the grocers use; a large board to lay the 

 combs upon (the cover to a Dovetailed hive 

 will do); a table-cloth or sheet folded up to 



possible are in the tields and nicely out of the : lay under the combs to prevent bumping the 



way. About 10 o'clock A. m. will probably 

 be the best time, if it is a warm, still day. 

 Get all your appliances in readiness, every 

 thing you think you may need, and some 

 other things too. perhaps. You will want a 



heads of the unhatcned brood too severely; a 

 honey-knife or a couple of them (if you have 

 none, get two long thin-bladed bread or 

 butcher knives), and lastly a basin of water 

 and a towel to keep every thing washed up 



BOX HIVE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN PREPARATORY TO DRUMMING OUT THE BEES. 



