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and ten or twelve inches wide, nail them together similar to a mason’s 
hod (for carrying mortar); several auger holes of about one inch in 
diameter should be bored in each. A forked shank made of half-inch 
iron should be fastened to the sides with small screws, the shank ex- 
tending some eight inches to secure it toa handle. Handles of differ- 
ent length may be made to fit the shank, or the handle may be length- 
ened by means of ferrule joints to any reasonable length. Another 
form is made merely by attaching the third piece of board to the former, 
in the shape of a triangle, leaving both ends open; this may be used to 
advantage when swarms settle in the forks of trees, or on the body, 
where they cannot be shaken off. Place the hiver by the side of the 
swarm so as to touch them, and by agitating them a trifle, they will soon 
enter it through the auger holes, when they may be taken down and 
shook out upon a cloth, and a hive placed over them. 
Another form of hiver is made of four strips of plastering lath, 
three or four feet in length, (or strips of board of equal size.) Nail 
these together at their ends, forming a square framework. Stretch a 
piece of cloth over the frame, and secure it with tacks. Pieces of 
cord, three or four feet in length, should then be fastened to each cor- 
ner of the frame, and the other end of the cords fastened to the end 
of a pole for a handle. This makes a light convenient platform to 
shake the bees on to when they chance to settle on limbs of fruit trees, 
so high as to be out of reach, and such as would injure the tree to 
sever the limb. The handle, as before stated, may be lengthened to 
suit circumstances; the bees, after being lodged on the cloth, may 
be carried and placed on a table, or any other place desired, Care in 
all cases should be taken to protect the hive from the rays of the 
sun, and keep the bees as cool as possible. 
CHAPTER XV. 
DIFFERENT SWARMS UNITING. 
In an apiary of a large number of hives, different swarms issuing 
at the same time will be very likely to unite and settle on the same 
