MANAGING BEES. 17 



cases, the apiarian should be furnished with a 

 veil, made of millinet, or some light covering 

 which may be thrown over his hat, and let 

 down so low as to cover his face and bosom, 

 and fixed in such a manner as to prevent their 

 stinging. He should also put on a pair of thick 

 woolen gloves or stockings over his hands, 

 thus managing them without the least danger. 



A clean hive is all that is needed for a swarm 

 of bees, with careful and humane treatment. 



A cluster of bees should never be shook or 

 jarred any more than merely to disengage them 

 from the lin-ib or place where they are collect- 

 ed, nor should they fall any great distance, 

 because their sacks are full when they swarm, 

 which render them both clumsy and harmless, 

 and harsh treatment makes them irritable and 

 unmanageable. 



I know of no rule by which the exact day 

 of their first swarming can be known with cer- 

 tainty. The apiarian will estimate near the 

 time by the number of bees in and about the 

 hive, as it will become very much crowded. 



The day of second swarming, and all after 



