98 HIVING. 



your own fwarms to fettle therein, if not of 

 fome ftrayed ones. 



If a fwarm is too large to be contained in 

 a hive, immediately double it ; but if it is a 

 common hive turn it upfide down in a buc- 

 ket, &c. and lay two flat flicks acrofs, and 

 fet another hive over it; then take them 

 from the bucket, and £tt them on four or 

 five rounds of an old flraw hive doubled, 

 as they are, and in the evening place them 

 on their deftined ftation, flopping the join- 

 ing with clay, and allowing a proper door- 

 way. 



When fwarms feem refflefs fome time 

 after hiving, as often happens from their hav- 

 ing two princeffes, and being undetermined 

 in their choice; take them to a dark apart- 

 ment,when the bees,,fuppofmg it near night, 

 will prefently elect the moll promifing 

 lady, and expel the other. 



It is very likely that the old queen fome- 

 times accompanies the firft fwarm. The 

 reafon perhaps of there being no tootmg pre-' 

 ceding the jirji fwarms, is there being then 

 but one young queen qualified to lead them. 



When 



