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Bee-Keeping Simplified for the 



throw handsful of soil amongst them. As soon as all have 

 collected to the cluster, proceed to hive them. Take a straw skep. 

 or wooden box, hold it bottom upwards under the clustering bees. 



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then with a vigorous shake of the branch upon which they are 

 resting dislodge them so that they fall in a mass into the 

 inverted receptacle. Now turn the skep or box gently over, 

 placing it on a board, sheet, or sack, with one edge propped 

 up at least three inches for ventilation, and to allow the 



