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of combs and bees, through the back win- 

 dows, though perhaps they are not above 

 a quarter or half filled, the combs being only 

 at the back. 



If the bees of a triplet lie out, before the 

 ufual time of deprivation, it fhould be taken 

 and placed at a confiderable difcance, and the 

 duplified flock raifed on a nadir hive: if, in 

 two or three hours after, the bees of the 

 flock feem quiet, and work as before, as well 

 as thofe removed, it is a fign they have a 

 queen in each ; and the hive taken may be 

 reserved as a flock, if iuch is wanted, or 

 fumed, and the queen taken away : moll 

 likely there will be much brood, which 

 may be fet over a weak flock, or returned 

 again to its mother flock. 



In cafe duplets have idlers, they are to be 

 raifed on a triplet, and in about a month 

 the fuperior hive is to be taken off. For when 

 lying out in hot weather, though their hives 

 are not full, and the fwarming feafon is 

 paft, the bees will not enter notwithftanding ; 

 but by adding a nadir hive, the accommo- 

 dation of a fpacious and cool hall to regale 

 F 2 themfelyes 



