ISO SrATTTRAI, AND ARTIFICIAL INCREASE. 



that they are generally more convenient to watch in case 

 Ihey are disposed to leave, and many bees can be saved. 

 All that leave the hive, mark the location the same as in 

 spring. Several hundreds will probably leave the first 

 day, a few, several times. When removed at night to the 

 permanent stand, such will return to the stand of the pre- 

 vious day, and are generally lost ; whereas, if they are re- 

 moved at once, this loss is avoided. 



Those that are left flying at the time, return to the old 

 stock ; those that return from the swarm the next day 

 will not always do this. Bees will seldom leave for the 

 woods when put in clean hives, and kept cool. The rank 

 smell of fresh paint is ollensive to them, and dark col- 

 ored hives are often intolerably hot.* 



EMEEGEN-CIES. 



"We will now return to the issuing of the swarms. 

 There will be some emergencies to provide for, and some 

 exceptions to notice. If we keep many colonies, the 

 chances are that two or more may issue at one time ; and 

 when they do, they will nearly always cluster together. 

 It is plain that the greater the number of colonies, the 

 more such chances are multiplied. We can, if we are 

 watchful, often prevent the issue of more than one at a 

 time. This depends in a great measure on our knowl- 

 edge of indications. It is well to know by previous ex- 

 amination, which hives have made preparations for swarm- 

 ing, and as soon as one has begun to issue, look at all the 

 rest that are in condition to swarm ; or, what is much 

 better, look before any have started. Even if nothing 

 unusual is perceived about the entrance, examine the 

 boxes. If the bees there are all quiet as usual, no swarm 

 need be immediately apprehended, and you will probably 

 have time to hive one or two without interruption. 



• A card of lirood from another liive, Eriveii to a Bwarra newly-hived, will uenally 

 iqduce tUein to remain wJien diaconteuted. 



