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new abode discovered if possible, and the Bees must 
be hived again, and confined in the hive two or three 
days, with some feeding, until the queen begins to lay 
her eggs, then the swarm may be considered as se- 
cured. Dubost in his works on Bees asserts, that he 
has seen a collection of Bees enter an empty hive in 
the morning, and before night of the same day, a 
strange swarm from some foreign Apiary, enter the 
same hive and take possession, and that the same 
facts have been noticed by other Apiarians. One 
of the greatest errors of the cottager in the manage- 
ment of his Bees, is in giving his swarm old and de- 
cayed hives ; these hives are generally infested with 
those insects which are the enemies of the Bees, and 
ruin their swarms. Jt seldom happens that the first 
flight of a swarm is to any great distance, but it ge- 
nerally alights upon some neighbouring tree, or bush. 
Every exertion should then he made to hive it, for it 
will not tarry more than two or three hours, especial- 
ly under a hot sun ; and when it is hived, it should be 
covered with a sheet, or table-cloth, to shield it from 
the heat of the sun. The best mode of hiving your 
Bees is, either to cut oflT the bough on which they 
hang, and place it under the hive, either in your 
Apiary, or upon a table near to it, or place the hive 
under the bough when taken oflT, and shake off the 
Bees into the hive. Many persons perform this ope- 
ration, without any safe-guard to their persons, but 
I would recommend some covering, that will guard 
the head, and particularly the face and eyes, the 
hands and legs ; that for the head, may be of canvass 
placed over the hat, which will extend it from the 
face beyond the reach of the stings of the Bees, and 
it must extend down so low, as to tie around the 
body, and be closed upon the back, so as to exclude 
the entrance of the Bees. This covering will give 
confidence, which is one of the requisites in handling 
Bees. Bees should never be breathed upon at the 
entrance of the hive, this irritates them. If they are 
