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practical management of an apiary, as to be 
able to take such Bees out of the hives con- 
taining them, and to join them to their richer 
stock hives, in the latter end of August, or 
any time in September. This is by far the 
best plan that can be adopted with poor hives, 
and there really is no difficulty in the opera- 
tion; it strengthens the population of the 
rich stocks, and causes them to swarm early 
in the ensuing spring ; it preserves the Bees, 
which is of itself, independently of the ad- 
vantages accruing from it afterwards, a con- 
sideration that never should be lost sight of, 
and in most cases it entirely does away with 
the necssity of feeding. JI confess I should 
rejoice greatly, and flatter myself that every 
friend of humanity would rejoice with me, 
to see this mode of disposing of weak hives 
universally adopted. Notwithstanding, un- 
der certain circumstances, it will always be 
necessary and judicious in Bee-masters, to. 
have recourse to feeding. If, for instance, 
after an early swarm is put intoa hive, two 
or three or more cold, ungenial days should 
