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REMOVING BEES FROM TREES. 
If a tree inhabited by bees can be climbed to the 
entrance hole, ascend and give the bees a dose of 
smoke, after which an opening may be cut and the con- 
tents extracted and let down by means of a rope, in 
buckets or boxes ; or the tree may be felled, and after 
the bees have become quiet, they can be subdued with 
smoke, the part of the tree containing the bees split 
open, and the combs and bees transferred to a movable 
comb hive, in the manner directed for transferring from 
a common hive. 
IIOW TO CAPTURE ROBBERS, OR WILD BEES 
WITHOUT FINDING THE TREE. 
By the use of the following method, a large portion 
of a swarm of bees may be captured, without taking 
the trouble to hunt the tree, or without cutting a tree 
when found, should its owner object. A few of the 
bees remain with the queen, but if several swarms are 
near, enough are frequently captured to make a good 
swarm. If there are apiaries close by, many of the 
captured bees may belong to your neighbors. 
Make a box large enough to cover the top of a hive, 
having a wire-cloth top to admit air and light, and a 
large hole in the bottom, covered with a movable slide, 
which can be removed or adjusted by means of a wire 
