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go down and commence licking off the sweets from the 

 skepy ones. The latter gradually revive, when all get 

 mingled together and ascend in company tb the upper 

 hive, where they live as if they had not been separate 

 families. The Uvo hives should be left undisturbed for 

 twenty-four hours, then the upper hive may be removed 

 and placed immediately on the spot from whence it was 

 brought. 



The reason the queen is recommended to be taken is 

 to prevent any fighting. She should be kept alive and 

 fed as long as she will live, in case any harm should 

 befall the sovereign of the other community i, 



TUBE FUMIGATOR. 



The tube fumigator* is useful for several purposes. 

 When a frame-hive has to be disturbed it is requisite 

 ^ ^ to raise the lid and blow a little 



1 . 1 I U I [ ^:^ smoke into the hive, so as to check 

 \p^sa^!j the angry passions of the bees. 

 If it be desirable to stupefy the bees, ignited fungus must 

 be placed in the box and the flattened end applied to 

 the entrance of the hive ; the smoke is then blown in, 

 either with bellows or by applying the mouth of the 

 operator, taking care to close all openings through 

 which it can escape. The bees fall down stupefied, 



* This fumigator will be found to possess many advantages 

 over the box fumigator before mentioned. 



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