lean the hive against the cap, the open side up, have 
the frames in place, and shake the bees directly into 
the hive, slide in the side and the hiving is done. The 
bees flying about the hive, will soon join the rest, 
through the entrance ; adjust the cap and carry them 
to the stand they are to occupy ; open the ventilating 
holes and the common entrance, by removing the slides. 
By thus hiving bees in less than one fourth the time 
usually required, the difficulty of two or more swarms 
uniting together, should they come out at short inter- 
vals, is to a great extent overcome. Dispatch in hiv- 
ing is important, as the bees become more difficult to han- 
dle the longer they are out of the hive ; besides, in large 
apiaries, where natural swarming is practiced, the serv- 
ices of the bee-keeper are frequently needed at several 
places at the same time. 
SWARMS PREVENTED FROM CLUSTERING TO- 
GETHER. 
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During the height of the swarming season and if the 
weather is favorable, it frequently occurs that another 
swarm comes out before the first one is hived. As 
soon as the bee-keeper perceives another swarm in the 
act of swarming, before the operation of hiving the 
one with which he is engaged is completed, he should 
at once sprinkle some water on them, and cover them 
with a sheet ; then turn his attention to new swarm. To 
