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queen does crawl out, or her fubje&s fwarm 

 out, the one muft drop, and the others, 

 though cluttered on foraething near, muft 

 return, and the queen may be found under 

 the window, and again returned into the 

 box. The clufter, being fecured, is to be 

 introduced to her. 



If great winds annoy them very much, 

 they will emigrate, though they have en- 

 riched the box with honey and brood. The 

 clufter that fettles may be fhook into an 

 empty hive, and fhook out again upon a 

 table, and the box placed near them, when 

 they will foon join the queen. 



For the purpofe of excluding the wind, 

 it is advifable to have a tin trough, of the 

 jhape of a T ; the long end to fit the door- 

 way of the box, and to be open at the other 

 end, as well as at the ends of the crofs tube. 

 Corks are to be fitted to them, that either of 

 them may be flopped in the point from 

 which the wind blows. 



When* the weather proves cool and chilly, 

 cover the box with a woollen clorh. 



When the bees are wanted to relinquifh 



the box, Hide a divider under it, and fet it 



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