160 NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL INCREASE. 
that they are generally more convenient to watch in case 
they 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 offensive to them, and dark col- 
ored hives are often intolerably hot.* 
EMERGENCIES. 
We will now return to the issuing of the swarms. 
There will be some cmergencies 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 brood from another hive, given toa swarm newly-hived, will usually 
induce them to remain when discontented, 
