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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb.1 



THE 



THIRD-PRIZE PHOTO OF A SWARM 

 OF BEES. 



Will Several Swarms Cluster in the Same Spot"; 



BY F. P. BRIGGS. 



Concerning the swarm of which I sent you 

 a picture, I will say that I keep only a few 

 colonies for pleasure, and do not clip the 

 queens' wings; for, to tell you the truth, I 

 enjoy the fun of chasing and hiving a swarm 

 of bees; but I don't think I should if I had 



as many colonies as Mr. Alexander. This 

 swarm gave me more fun than any I ever 

 hived. They came out one bright sunny day 

 about eleven o'clock, and clustered on a scrub 

 oak. It was a big one, and I had quite an 

 audience watch me hive them (neighbors, 

 you know) . I placed the hive near the old 

 one, put a sheet down, and dumped them. 

 Before I did that I saw the queen, and she 

 was a nice large one. They began to run 

 in, and soon most of them were in the hive. 

 But, lo ! there was a roar, and out they came 



THIRD-PRIZE PHOTO OF A SWARM OF BEES, BY F. P. BRIGGS, 



