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the parent stock than others; sometimes fifty rods, 

 and then settle in two places, perhaps that distance 

 apart, in some high or inconvenient place to get at. 

 (Let me not be misunderstood : I do not say they all 

 do so, or even the majority; but I wish. to say that 

 a greater portion of these swarms do so than of the 

 first.) If they cluster in two places, a queen may be 

 in each, and they will remain, and when you have 

 hived one part you may think you have all. If one 

 cluster is without a queen, they will join the. other if 

 near ; but when distant, will be very likely. to return.to 

 the old stock soon, unless put together, I had a 

 swarm light in 'two places, in exactly opposite di- 

 rections from the stock. In one, a good swarm had 

 clustered ; in the other, some less than a pint. The 

 small part had one or more queens, the other none. 

 It was perceived at once by their movements. Now, 

 if we provide a hive for a swarm, and get a few to 

 set up the call or buzzing, they will not leave till that 

 is stopped. There is generally no difficulty to start it. 

 The surest way is to jar a portion or all directly into 

 the hive. It takes a few minutes to get composed, 

 and miss the queen. In my case I got theni in the 

 hive, and before they missed the queen, carried them 

 to the small cluster, which I got in a dipper 'and 

 emptied in front of the hive ; they entered, and all 

 were peaceable. You will therefore see the necessity 

 of watching such swarms, to see if there is no sepa- 

 ration, if nothing else. 



