ow to furnifp the Colonies with Inhabitants, 149 
- Never plant a colony with a fingle fwarm; as I have 
fometimes done, ‘but with little fuccefs. But your uni- 
ted {warms will yield you a box of the pureft honey at 
the end, of June, or beginning of July, which makes a 
“very great difference, Here i is both profit and pleafure, 
with a quick return. 
When the fecond Box, or she box under he hive, ap- 
pears full of Bees and combs, it is a proper time to raife 
your colony in the dufk of the evenings when all the 
Bees are at home, in manner following, 
Place your empty. box, with the fliding fhutter drawn 
back, behind your houfe, near the colony to be raifed; 
and near the heighth of the floor, by the help of another 
empty box upon the ground ; then lifting up the colony 
- with what expedition you can, fet it down upon the 
“empty box, with the mouth of the colony clofe to the 
piece of wood nailed: upon it (as before directed) that 
nota Bee may get out thereat. 
This done (immediately with or without ani affiftant) 
lift the hive and two boxes, or the three boxes; into the 
houfe again, putting them in their proper place. If afraid, 
you may make ufe of a thin veil during the operation. 
Direétions how to take the Straw+-Hive or Bix. 
WHEN by the help of the back- windows, you find 
a fufficient quantity of honey, and fealed i in the middle 
box; and the loweft box half full of combs, alfo few Bees 
in the uppermoft box, proceed thus. : 
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