OF MANAGING BEES. 61 



from among a swarm, at any season of the year, by any one 

 •who has often seen her. Cut off the limb and shake the 

 bees on a table to find the queen, or shake the bees into a 

 milk-pan : if the queen is with them, they will remain quiet 

 chiefly in the pan, otherwise they will, all take the wing in a 

 few breaths. 



