254 
tween the Queens, 174; how to act when half the young 
fwarm have been prevented from emigrating, 175 ; with 
a {mall {warm and lying-out hive, 1763 with two {mall 
{warms, 1773 with an old hive that has a royal cell, and 
an empty one, 7.3 with a hive that has long lien out, 
178; the author's former practice, tb,; now almoft en- 
tirely given up, 1793 how to return a fwarm, when the 
mother hive cannot {pare it, 74.3 and how fo prevent a 
late {warm from coming off, 180 ; seé Bees, Hives, and Re- 
inforcing. 
Swarming of bees, natural, preferable to artificial, when it can 
be obtained, 1493 the time uncertain, 150 5 attendance ne- 
ceflary, 26.3 variety of chances refpecting fwarming, 76. ; 
previous fymptoms, 15% ; a certain fign of its taking place, 
zb.; manner of fwarming, 76. ; 152 ; beautiful appearance im 
the air, 1523; noife uaneceflary, except when the bees attempt 
to fly off 2b. ; caution to be obferved, 153 ; means to make 
them fettle, 2. ; muft be carefully watched till the heat of the 
day be over, 154; will fometimes fly off, notwithftanding 
every method is ufed to prevent them, 155 ; young {warms 
fond of old hives, whofe bees are dead, 156 ; fuch hives of- 
ten left on purpofe to entice them, by roguifh bee-matfters, 
1573 this equal to theft, 7.; and ought to be ftridtly 
punifhed by law, 76.; a contrary decifion, however, 2; 
. €titetion to determine, whether the hive was previoufly in- 
habited by living bees, 158 ; a {warm will fly four miles to 
a dead hive, 1.; they fly in a direét line, 159; dire€tions 
how to follow them, 76.3 and fearch after them, 726.; 160; 
261; decive proof of their identity, 16e3 old trees, 
churches, ruins, &c. fhould be fearched, 161 3 how to take 
them out when difcovered, 76.; how to manage them 
when the Queen cannot be gor, 162; figns of a fecond or 
third {warming, 26 ; tolling, the young Queen’s proclama- 
tion, or petition, cefertbed, 1635 very harmonious, 164 . 
an old Queen foimetimes goes off with a colony, 7b. 165 5 
awo {warms often join together, 166; met} : 
vey 
es 
icd to preveng 
this, 
