24° DRIVING, 



No. XIV. 



Driving* , 



Pass a divider under the hive to be drove, 

 and then tie a cord acrofs it and the divider 5 

 turn the hive upfide down on an empty- 

 hive, bucket, or fomething convenient* 

 Place the fume-box, reverfed, over the hive, 

 (firft taking the cord off), and gently with- 

 draw the' divider, taking care that the door 

 of the hive is well clofed ; then with two 

 flicks beat, as though drumming, on the 

 fides of the hive (all but that fide next you) 

 and at the bottom, not very hard, but very 

 quick, ceafmg a little at intervals. In about 

 fifteen minutes the bees will begin to be 

 terrified : hearken whether they make a 

 great buz, and whether a buz is likewife 

 in the box, for by that it may be guefled 

 that many are afcended. Some one mould 

 hold the box fleady while the drumming is 

 made, or it will fhake, and let the bees out. 

 The box may then be fafely lifted up on its 

 fide oppofite to the light (for the room 



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