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nave them cut in two (by the glafs- cutters), 

 and have a divifion board adapted to the 

 under half, as directed for a central glafs. 



It may be thought that, by the ufe of 

 glaffes, the queen might be often difcovered: 

 but the reverfe is true ; (he very feldom vi- 

 sits them, having no bufmefs there, brood 

 hardly ever being found therein. Once I 

 had fome in a large globular glafs, owing to 

 want of room in the box below. The drones 

 often afcend in the glaffes to repofe them- 

 felves. Glaffes do not prevent fwarming, 

 for I have had fwarms rife, even after they 

 were half filled. 



MANAGEMENT. 



To place glaffes over a box, fet them as 

 in pi. 2. fig. 1. properly upon the adapter; 

 Aide the divider under the cover of the box, 

 and fet the adapter and glaffes on the divider; 

 then holding it fleady with the left hand, 

 withdraw the divider by the right. Then 

 cover the whole with a dark-coloured cloth. 

 It is proper to omit infpecting them for 

 two or three days. Any chafms that may 

 K happen 



