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hives taken off muft be fet apart- in an- 

 other parr of the garden, to dlfcover which 

 have queens; as alio of the flocks. And if 

 any are without, the hive taken from it 

 mud be reftored, and remain fome weeks 

 longer. The further fumigation is to be 

 deferred til! tie next day after taking. It 

 is 10 be noted, when hives are lifted on the 

 jume-box, it fhould be on the divider^ which 

 is then withdrawn, by which means no bee 

 can efcape. The ftuperied bees are always 

 £0 be, put in an empty hive, and placed be- 

 fore the flock, on fome fupport. 



To SEPARATE DUPLETS, is fo obvious 



from what has been written, as to preclude 

 further directions. 



Cottagers mull purfue the methods of 

 No. IV. 



Many times the edges of straw hives 

 ■will be fo uneven as to fuffer the bees to pafs 

 under them, fo as to be very troublefome on 

 the introduction of the dividers. To re- 

 medy this default, prepare a narrow flip of 

 coarfe linen cloth, about three inches wide, 

 and of a length fomewhat more than the 

 Q^3 circum- 



