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bees are enabled to fill their storehouses in an incredi- 

 bly short time. When this occurs in the spring or 

 early part of summer, it is usual for them to swarm, 

 unless there is an over-population as before shown. 



There are always some hives, however, amongst 

 all stocks, that have so many bees that all cannot 

 enter the hive, but remain clustered on the outside, 

 without sending out a single swarm during the whole 

 season. Again ; in many districts, bees are afforded 

 a very abundant harvest of honey after the twentieth 

 of July, yet it is but seldom that any swarm after 

 that time, consequently some hives become excessively 

 crowded and cluster on the outside of the hive in 

 large masses ; (this is sometimes the case when the 

 hive is not entirely full, being occasioned by heat ; to 

 relieve them, more ventilation should be given and 

 the hive well shaded) in which case, more room 

 should be given to them in the following manner: 

 First place suitable boxes for receiving surplus honey 

 in the chamber made for that purpose ; should these 

 still not afford sufficient room for all the bees to enter, 

 then add collateral boxes, as shown in plate xxx, fig. 

 55. ee, are two boxes, same as used in the chamber 

 with an aperture L one and one-half inches in diameter. 

 In each, corresponding holes are made in the sides of 

 the hive as shown at M\ tin caps are attached as 

 shown at JV, for the purpose of keeping the holes 

 closed while, the boxes are removed ; O is an outer 

 case to cover the boxes e e, made twelve and one-half 

 by twelve and one-half inches, in the clear, in height 



