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the honey in these glasses is, first to cut off 

 the communication between them and the hive 

 on which they stand, by loosening the thumb- 

 screw in the centre, and turning the board so far 

 round as to close the openings ; then, by means of 

 a thin spatula, separating the glasses from their 

 adhesion, and either carrying them, inverted, a 

 short distance from the hive, into a shady place, 

 or raising each glass by means of a wedge, and 

 leaving it thus for about an hour. In either case 

 the bees will quit the glasses and return to the 

 family by the usual entrance. To effect the re- 

 moval, I think it preferable to use two flat pieces 

 of tin, after the manner of dividers, placing the 

 tins successively under each glass, carrying it away 

 upon one, and leaving the other over the opening 

 till the glass has been emptied and replaced or 

 another substituted in its room : and where it is 

 wished to take only one or two glasses, this mode 

 must always be adopted. The bees will rarely 

 fill more than one set of glasses,, during the first 

 year ; though in future years, if the season be fa- 

 vourable, they may be expected to fill two sets. 

 The best time for removal is the middle of a fine 

 day, when the greatest number of bees are roam- 

 ing the fields. This method of management will 

 not prevent the bees from swarming, unless it be 

 combined with storifying, which it very easily 

 may. 



