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performed, else some bees may be crushed. The bees 
are at this season most thickly clustered near the top 
of the hive ; to drive most of them below, puff a little 
smoke over them from the top of the frame, then place 
the front end of the box on the rear end of the frame- 
tops, and slowly and carefully shove it along the frame- 
top toward the front end, until you get it in its proper 
place. The bees will endeavor to get away from the 
gentle pressure of the box, and none will be injured. 
The few bees remaining on the outside of the box, can 
be brushed off, and the cap adjusted. 
IIOW TO REMOVE HONEY BOXES AND EXPEL THE 
BEES. 
Many bee-keepers neglect to remove the honey in 
time, thus forcing their bees to unwilling idleness. 
Honey in boxes or glasses, which is all capped over ex- 
cept a dozen cells or more should be removed. Boxes 
having openings in the top may be freed from the bees, 
by blowing a little smoke in from above , the bees, af- 
ter filling themselves with honey, will endeavor to es- 
cape from the smoke, and withdraw to the hive or box 
below, after which the box may be removed. Another 
method is to remove the cap near sunset, and raise the 
end of the box just enough to blow under a little 
smoke, when the bees will ieave the holes. Timid bee- 
keepers may close the openings in the box bottom, by 
