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swarms, in the same season, without great skill in man- 
agement. 
On a pleasant day, when most of the bees are abroad, 
take the new hive to a strong colony, remove from the 
latter five frames, and brush all the bees back into the 
hive ; put these combs into the new hive, and fill up 
both hives with empty frames ; remove another strong 
stock (in any kind of hive) to a new stand, and set the 
new hive where it stood. In this manner, one colony 
furnishes the combs, while another colony furnishes the 
bees for a third swarm ; many of the bees belonging to 
the colony removed to a new stand, will return to their 
old stand, and provide the new hive with the necessary 
population. The directions given in the dividing 
method for providing a queen for the new swarm is ap- 
plicable here, as well as in the following method : 
ANOTHER METHOD OF FORMING ARTIFICIAL 
SWARMS. 
In forming swarms upon this method, at least five 
moderately strong swarms are required, four of which 
must be in movable-comb hives, and it must be per- 
formed when most of the bees are abroad. Select four 
stocks, take two combs from each, brushing all the 
bees back into their hives, or else the queens may be 
removed ; insert two empty frames in each hive to fill 
the vacancies, placing them near the middle, with a 
