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rmming up towards the liive ; the first one that discovers 

 it will call the others. If they do not perceive it, which 

 sometimes happens, scatter some of them near it, and they 

 will soon be marching in the right direction, when you 

 should look for and secure the queen, if possible. Piping, 

 a few hours later, will give notice, if they intend to issue 

 again. It is evident, if these directions are followed, that 

 they cannot issue many times before their stock of royalty 

 will be exhausted ; and when but one queen remains, the 

 piping will cease, and trouble be at an end. 



To prevent these after-swarms, some writers recom- 

 mend turning the hive over, and cutting out all the royal 

 cells but one. This I have found impracticable with most 

 stocks. Some of the cells are too near the top to be seen, 

 consequently this cannot always be depended upon. 



It is somewhat difficult to give a rule for returning these 

 swarms. If I should say return all that issue after June 

 20th, some seasons might be so late, that a second swarm 

 issuing July 10th might fiU the hive and winter well, 

 while in others the' first swarms in June might fail to get 

 enough. Also, June 20th in the latitude of 'Ne^y York 

 City, is as late as July 4th farther north. 



In sections where Buckwheat is raised to any extent, 

 late swarms do more towards filling their hives, than where 

 that is not an important crop. 



THE MOTH WORM TKOUBLBS SMALL COLONIES. 



Should it be thought best to hive after-swarms, and risk 

 the chances, they should receive a little extra attention^ 

 after the first week or two, in destroying the worms ; a 

 little timely care may prevent considerable injury. They 

 are apt to construct more comb in proportion to the num- 

 ber of bees, than others ; consequently, such combs cannot 

 be properly covered and protected. The moth has an op- 



