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CONTENTS. 
Swarm-Catcher, .... 220 
Swarms sometimes return, . . 222 
Repetition prevented, . . . 222 
Liability to enter wrong stocks, . 223 
First issues generally choose fair 
weather 224 
After Swarms, .... 225 
Their Size, 225 
Time after the first, .... 225 
Piping of the Queen, . . . 225 
May always be heard before an 
after swarm, .... 226 
Time of continuance varies, . . 226 
Time between second and third is- 
sues, 227 
Not always to be depended upon, . 227 
A Rule for the time of these issues, 228 
When it is useless to expect more 
swarms 229 
Plurality of Queens destroyed, . 229 
The Manner, 230 
Theory doubted 231 
After-swarms different in appear- 
ance from the first, when about 
to issue, 232 
Time of day, weather, &c., . . 233 
Swarms necessary to be seen, 233 
Returning after-swarms to the old 
stock, .... 235 
When they should be returned, . 235 
Method of doing it, ... 235 
More care needed by After-swarms 
when hived, .... 237 
Two rnay be united, . . . 237 
CHAPTER XIV. 
LOSS OF QUEENS. 
Of swarms that lose their Queen, . 238 The Result, . . . . .245 
A suggestion and an answer, . . 239 Age of- Bees indicated, . . . 246 
A disputed question, . . .240 Necessity of care, . ,. . .246 
A multitude of Drones needed, . 241 Remedy, . .... 247 
The Queen liable to be lost in her cx- Mark the date of swarms on the Hive, 248 
cursions, 243 Obtaining a Queen from worker 
The time when it occurs, . . 243 brood 249 
Indications of the loss, . . . 244 They are poor dependence, . . 249 
CHAPTER XV. 
ARTIFICIAL SWARMS. 
Principles should be understood, . 252 
Some Experiments, . . . 253 
The result unsatisfactory, . . 253 
Further Experiments, . . . 254 
A successful method, . . 256 
Advantages of this method, . . 257 
Artificial swarms only safe near tho 
•winning season, . . 259 
Sometimes hazardous, . . . 259 
Some Objections, .... 259 
Natural and artificial swarms 
equally prosperous, . . . 260 
This matter too often delay- 
ed, 261 
Is the age of the Queen impor- 
tant? 261 
CETAPT ER XVI. 
PRUNING. 
Different opinions as to time, . . 262 Objection to Pruning, . . .264 
Another lime preferred, . . . 263 Stocks pruned now are better for 
Should not bo delayed, . 263 winter, 
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