162 Of the Natural Swarming of Bees. 
the bees from ftraying ; -and thofe that were 
fill remaining in the building or hollow tree, 
will quickly come to the hive, and join the reft. 
In fuch cafes, I have fearched whole hours for 
‘the Queen, who generally hides herfelf with fo 
much art, that it is extremely difficult to lay 
hold of her, although in fuch fearches I feldom 
failed to catch her at Jaft. But when the Queen | 
cannot, by any means, be got, and when all or 
the greateft part of the {warm is recovered, let 
the hole be clofe fhut up, and a’ weak hive 
brought, and re-inforced with the common 
bees, (as directed page 142) which is the beft ufe 
that can be made of them in fuch cafes. | 
Before bees fwarm the fecond or third time, 
they do not ly out in clufters about the hive or 
upon the ftool; but as foon as they are ready, 
chey come off in a body, even in weather that | 
is by no means favourable. The figns, when | 
thefe after {warms will come off, are more cer- 
tain than thofe that precede the firft fwarm- 
ing; for, if the weather be good, one may al- 
moit prognofticate the very hour. By liften- 
ing, at night to the found of a hive, about eight, 
ven, or twelve days, after the firft fwarm is gone 
off, that peculiar found, commonly called ¢oll- 
jag, will be-ealily diftinguifhed. This found 
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