2*2 AN EASY METHOD OF 



fight, is unquestionably the cause of their giv- 

 ing the alarm, as describe'd m the foregoing 

 article. The knowledge of the existence of 

 another Queen in the same hive inspires them 

 with tlie greatest uneasiness and rage ; and 

 W'hen the oldest one finds herself defeated in 

 gaining access to her competitor, she sallies 

 forth with as many as see fit to follow her, 

 and seeks a new habitation. 



Bees will not swarm but once in a season, 

 if the second one does not come forth within 

 seventeen days from the departure of the first, 

 unless they swarm for want of room, in which 

 case no Queen will be heard before swarming. 



The drawers should be turned over, so as 

 to let the bees into them as soon as they have 

 built their combs nearly to the bottom of the 

 hive. If the swarm is so large that the lower 

 apartment will not hold all of them, they should 

 be let into one or both of the drawers, at the 

 time of hiving ; otherwise they may go off for 

 want of room. Bees should be let into the 

 drawers in the spring as soon as blossoms are 

 seen. 



