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morning, and then fume if, whatever be the 

 flate of the bees. 



But if, after the triplet has been taken, the 

 flock is in confufion, it is a fign that the 

 queen was therein (though this feldom hap- 

 pens), and it muft be replaced. This cau- 

 tion is particularly neceffary to be obferved, 

 in refpect of all hives when taken ; as fome- 

 time a young queen may refide in one hive, 

 and the old one in another ; or the old 

 queen may be in it herfelf. This is often 

 the cafe with duplets which have farina and 

 brood ; and that even though the upper 

 door had been timely fhut. Generally ^ when 

 a nadir is half full of combs, and the door of 

 the upper hive has been kept fhut, the queen 

 begins to lay her eggs in the nadir; there- 

 fore, in about three weeks after, the brood 

 in the fuperior hive will have been hatched, 

 and the cells filled with honey, and proper 

 for taking. No duplet is to be Separated 

 in autumn, unlefs the hive left, in all ap- 

 pearance, is quite full; then that which 

 feems moft likely not to have the queen may 

 be taken ; but if this cannot be determined, 

 it is moft eligible to let both fland. The bees 

 & 4 will 



