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As foon as that is perceived, flop the door of 

 the hive until night"; when the bees having 

 afcended to the top of the hive, take it, and 

 give them a flight fuming, and place them 

 over or under the flock that moil wants 

 their affiftance. 



If a queen is killed or dies in the fum- 

 mer, it may be known by the bees not carry- 

 ing in any farina, or by the door of the 

 queenlefs flock being much crowded, as well 

 as that to which they carry the honey. Both 

 hives appear prodigioufly active, as though 

 a honey dew had commenced, and with a 

 clear uninterrupted buz, with crumbs of wax 

 about the door. Immediately flop the door 

 of the unfortunate flock, and unflop it in 

 the evening : the interlopers will then fly 

 home. Early in the morning, take the hive 

 to a proper diflance, and fume it, or keep 

 them confined till next day, in a darkened 

 room. They will then very peaceably and 

 readily quit the hive on a little drumming 

 on the fides. If the hive has much honey, 

 cut the combs out ; but take care of thofe 

 that have brood, and add them to fome other 

 ftock. The bees, however, will continue 

 working till all the young are fealed up. 



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