CHAPTEE XV. 



SWAKMING. 



Conditions Requisite to Swarming 235 



Natural Period of Swarming 235 



Signs preceding First Swarming 236 



Signs of After-Swarming 237 



Preparations for Hiving 237 



Description of a Swarm 238 



Hiving of Swarms 239 



When to Remove the Swarm to the Stand 241 



Regulate the Number of Swarms 242 



. After-Management , 242 



Periods, Causes and Remedies of Deserting 244 



Swarms Fly Westward 245 



Swarm Basket 247 



Swarm Net.. ..248 



