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The han.llin, of a Hwan,, is ,,.„ . ..,.,,„„ ,, „„„„, ,.,,„^,,,,,„, ,^ _,,,^,^ ^^^^^ ^^ 



aratl>e,-n,ac.oe.s,l,lepIn,.,.. I „„1 u ,1,,,. ,.|ns„.,. ,„„ln„, ,.,„ 1,. ,1,„„. wi. I, ,f thcvfo,,. 



lt,sutt.erlyus.U.ss, «„tu,-asllK, l,..,..s arc ,- .,.,.,,,.,1, ,„ |,ea|, ,i„ ,„,„ ,,i„„ , ., ,„: 



otherwise make a Indeuus nnise. S„H, s, ,v„„„s,tv ,nay ,,rov„.c .....upation fo,- the W- 

 keepe.. ,,t a t,„u. when h. f.,.|s he ,„„l„ t„ he .h,i,„ s,.,„ethiug t„ show he is in eontn.l 

 of the situation, hut he w,ll diaph.y u,,,,,. wis,h,u, ,f he s,.,lately waits until they settle 

 in the meantime pi-ovi.ling hnuself with a bushel or .lothrs l.asket an,l a large apron or 

 smiilar covernig. When the eluster is at the en.l „f a low hranch the hasket is held 

 close under it, then the hraneh is given a sudden ,lnwn^^ard jvvk that tuiuhles the hees 



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Iir(rie\-infe' a Swarm. 



into the basket, which is then (juiekly covered with tlie ajiron. For a higher branch a 

 stepladder is almost a necessity ; sometimes (.ine must cliudj the tree to reach the bees. 

 Ill windy weather they may gather (jii a thick branch, or even on the trunk, in which 

 case they must be brushed oft with tlie hands. When the brancli ha|jpens to be a small 

 one the speediest way is often to cut it ott. In any case, it is always as well to liave a 

 small saw handy when gathering in a swarm, to cut away twigs and sprays that 

 interfere. 



Once the swarm has been secured it is carried to the new hi\-e, in front of wliich a 

 sheet has been spread or Ijoards laid to form a iini\\ay. A small lot of the bees is 

 dumped out close to the entrance, the rest fartlicr away, or thcj- may be left in the 

 hasket, which is stood on edge leaning against the hive-frcjiit. In a few minutes some 

 daring spirit will venture into the entrance and soon all will foll(n\-. In warm weather 



