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great risks, but a little experience will dispel such apprehensions. The 

 bees before swarming usually fill their sacs with honey and are quite 

 peaceable, so that by the use of a little smoke in hiving there is seldom 



FIG. 67. Hiving a swarm. (Original from photograph.) 



any difficulty. But to be doubly sure the novice should sprinkle sweet- 

 ened water over the cluster, and at the same time wear a veil to protect 

 his face. Of course, the hive has been ready for some time and has been 

 standing in the shade so it will not be heated. If the cluster should be 



