AMERICAN SWARM SIGNAL. 



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by one of the family. In other instances the gardener is 

 never very far away at the time of day when swarming 

 takes place. The annexed illustration will convey a more 

 perfect idea of the instrument than any mere verbal de- 

 scription. It consists of a wire cage, f, about a foot in 

 length ; thisj when placed over the mouth of the hive on 

 the edge of the bottom-board, is firmly held by the weigb'. 

 E, resting upon a thin iron plate marked o, which is fas- 

 tened to one corner of the cage ; the signal K is attached 

 to a string beneath the weight E. When fixing to the 

 hivCj just before a swarm is expected, it must be so placed 



eWARM SIGNAL. 



that only about three-fourths of the entrance is covered by 

 the cage, thus not interfering with the workers ; this can 



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