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u probably be finall, as preventing the 

 " greater part from iffuing. In which cafe, 

 *' let the fwarm be placed where the mother 

 " hive flood, for about a quarter of an hour ; 

 " in which time the bees that are returning 

 < c from the fields, will foon make the fwarm 

 " large enough ; and then the fwarm mould 

 " be removed to a mile diflance, to pre- 

 *' vent the bees from going to the old flock. 

 *' When bees are feparated from their mo- 

 *' ther hive by driving, or when the hive is 

 • ' fhifted from where it formerly flood, they 

 " are infenfible of the change, and always 

 *' fly back to their former ftation ; for which 

 " reafon, every artificial fwarm, or rein- 

 " forced hive, is to be fet at a conflderable 

 " diflance." — [Would not removing them to 

 a dark room, and confining them a day or 

 two, produce the like effect ?] 



" A fwarm that efcapes from the apiary 

 " to a habitation they have previoufly 

 ** chofen, ufually fly to it in a diredt line. 

 " The bee-herd ihould run or ride within 

 " fight, of them, as fall as he can ; and if 

 " obftru&ions hinder him, he mould atten- 

 r tively notice the point of the line, and 



" keep 



