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cluster, and by the use of additional joints to the handle, 

 secured with ferrules, it may be raised to any reasonable 

 height. It will be necessary to make the hiver as light 

 as possible, in order to handle it conveniently. All that 

 is to be done when bees cluster beyond the reach of 

 ordinary means, is to place the hiver over them, with 

 some of the holes in contact with them, and in a few 

 minutes they will enter it, when it may be taken down, 

 and the bees shaken out on a table in front of a hive 

 intended as a permanent residence, with one side raised 

 about an inch, and they will enter speedily. 



CLUSTERING ON THE OUTSIDE OP THE HIVE. 



It often happens that a swarm is inclined to cluster 

 on the outside of the hive, rather than enter immedi- 

 ately. This is caused by the heat being insupportable 

 within, or from the queen being outside. In the latter 

 case, nothing will cause the family to remain quietly 

 inside until the queen is made to enter. The remedy 

 is to brush the bees off gently, either with a soft brush 

 or the feather end of a quill, and give them every faci- 

 lity for entering, and also as great a circulation of air 

 under the hive as possible, by raising it on blocks. 

 Every precaution should be taken to keep the hive in 

 the shade. 



RINGING OF BELLS, AND OTHER NOISES USELESS. 



When a swarm issues, no jingling of bells, or the 

 ratthng of tin pans should be indulged in, in the least. 

 This custom originated from the cottagers of Europe, 



