'HIVING OF SWARMS. 147 



be hived in separate boxes, and joined together, 

 in the manner recommended in Chap. XIX. 



COLUMELLA was the first who proposed union 

 by killing the supernumerary queen. 



The branch on which the swarm settled is 

 sometimes rubbed with wormwood, or smoked 

 with disagreeable fumes, to drive away all re- 

 maining loiterers. 



In every operation, it is desirable to avoid 

 crushing a single bee, as, in case of discovery, 

 the rest are excited to anger. See chapter on the 

 Senses of Bees. 



Immediately on the bees taking to the hive, it 

 should be placed upon a table, on a proper floor 

 board, and be covered with boughs or a cloth ; 

 and the hive should be near the parent stock, to 

 catch stragglers, on their return home. At night 

 it should be removed to its permanent station. 



