234 RE-UNION OF SWARMS. 



Keep the captive queen two or three days, 

 when, if there fhould be no occafion for 

 preferving her, death muft be her portion. 

 For, if let loofe, (he will return to the flock, 

 and occafion a repetition of the procefs. Or 

 elfe make an artificial fwarm with her, if 

 wanted. 



By the like means, as many swarms 

 as rife may be added to the Hock, or united 

 with one another, to form a powerful ftock 

 of themfelves. Only then keep the bees in 

 the hive, with a cloth over it, and take them 

 out by a fpoonful at a time, to examine 

 them, pulling the cloth over after every 

 fpoonful, to prevent their reviving too foon. 



Or, swarms may be united, three or 

 four, or more, together, to form a ftock, as 

 directed at pages 99 and 100, or at depri- 

 vation time. 



When two queens rife together with a 

 fwarm, and are hived, but prove hoftile to 

 each other, fumigation will reconcile them. 

 The firfl queen that recovers will be acknow- 

 ledged, the other flain. 



If a fwarm that is to be united is tumul- 

 tous and mifchievous, the giving them a 



flight 



