Of the Artificial Swarming of Bees. 177 
Case IV. If there are two {mall fwarms, but 
no hives, that have bees fufficient either to 
exchange with, or re-inforce them, let them be 
united ; for, in fuch cafes, two fwarms, con- 
joined into one, will profper better, and turn 
out more profitable, than three {mall ones kept 
: feparate. See page 167. 
Case V. Suppofe one drive all the bees out 
of a hive, and thereby make an artificial 
_ fwarm, if the old hive has a royal cell in it, by 
introducing about 5000 common bees into it, 
they will hatch out the young Queen, with all the 
eggs and nymphs (or young bees) in the cells, 
and render it a flourifhing hive. ‘The method 
of introducing the common bees, is as follows: 
Let a {trong lying-out hive be removed from its 
ufual ficuation, about 10 A. M. and placethe hive 
that has no bees on the fpot where it ftood. The 
bees, on their return from the fields, wil! enter 
' it, and will no doubt be furprized at the fudden 
revolution, having left their hive full of their 
brethren, not one of whom i is now to be feen ; 
but, finding plenty of honey, and abundance 
_of eggs, they will make the beft of their mis- 
fortune, and fpeedily replenifh the hive, by 
rearing up the young bees, and working with 
as much alacrity, if not more, than when they 
a? were 
