20 ITALIAN BEE KEEPING. 



abont before settling, Don Giotto recommends dazzling them with 

 the reflection of the snn in a small looking-glass. I have in Tain 

 tried this plan. 



What has now been said is only to give directions for taking a 

 swarm to begin with, or a chance swarm to angment an apiary, as, 

 generally speaking, swarms may always be made artificially, and 

 thus time need not be lost in watching hives for a natural 

 swarm. 



