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CONTENTS. 



Swarm-Catcher 220 



Swarms sometimes retam, . . 222 

 Bepetitioa prevented, . . . 222 

 Liability to enter wrong stocks, . 223 

 First issues generally choose fair 



weather, 224 



Afteh Swaems, .... 225 



Their Size, 225 



Time after the first, . . . .225 

 Piping of the Queen, . . . 225 

 May always be heard before an 



after swarm, .... 226 

 Time of continuance varies, . . 226 

 Time between second and third is- 

 sues, 227 



Not always to be depended apon, . 227 

 A Rule for the time of these issues, 228 



When it is useless to expect more 



swarms, 228 



Plurality of Queens destroyed, . 229 



The Manner, 230 



Theory doubted, . . . .231 

 After-swarms different in appear- 

 ance from the first, when about 



to issue, 232 



Time of day, weather, &c., . . 233 

 Swarms necessary to be seen, 233 



Returning after-swarms to the old 



stock, ... 236 



When they should be returned, . 235 

 Method of doing it, ... 285 



More care needed by AfXer-swarms 



when hived, .... 237 

 Two may be united, . . . 237 



CHAPTER XIT. 



LOSS OF 

 Of swarms that lose their Queen, . 238 

 A suggestion and an answer, . . 239 

 A disputed question, . . . 240 

 A multitude of Drones needed, . 241 

 The Queen liable to be lost in her ex- 

 cursions, 243 



!nie time when it occurs, . . 243 

 Indications of the loss, . . . 244 



QUEENS. 



The Result, 



Age of Bees indicated, . 



Necessity of care, . 



Remedy, . . . 



Mark the date ofswarms on the Hive, 248 



Obtaining a Queen from worker 



brood. 

 They are poor dependence, 



. 245 

 . 246 

 . 246 



. 247 



249 

 249 



C HAPTEK XV. 



ARTrFICIAL SWARMS. 



Principles should be understood, . 252 



Some Experiments, . . . 253 



The result unsatisfactory, . . 253 



Further Experiments, . . . 264 



A successful method, . 256 



Advantages of this method, . 257 

 Artificial swarms only safe near the 



swinning season, . . 259 



Sometimes hazardous, . . . 269 

 Some Objections, .... 269 

 Natural and artificial swarms 



equally prosperous, . . . 268 

 This matter too often delay- 

 ed, 261 



Is the age of the Queen impor- 

 tant? 261 



Different opmions eis to tmie. 

 Another time preferred, . 

 flboold not be delayed, 



CHAPTER XVI. 



PRUNING. 



. 262 Objection to Pruning, . . .264 

 . 263 Stocks pruned now are better for 

 . 263 winter, . > . . 36S 



