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CONTENT'S. 
CHAPTEB XII. 
SECURING HONEY FROM THE MOTH. 
Two th.ngs to be prevented, . . 181 
Apt to be deceived about the Worms, 182 
Their progress described, . 182 
A Solution offered, .... 183 
Method of killing W orms in ooxes, . 185 
Freezing destroys them, . . . 186 
Objection to using Boxes before the 
Hive is full, . . . .187 
CHAPTER XIII. 
SWARMING. 
Time to expect them, . . . 187 
All Bee-Keepers should understand 
it as it is 188 
Means of understanding it, . . 188 
Inverting a stock rather formidable 
at first, 189 
Requisites before preparation of 
Queen’s cells, .... 189 
State of Queen-cell when used, . 190 
Slate when swarms issue, . .190 
Clustering outside not always to be 
depended upon, . . . 191 
Examinations — the result, . . 191 
Remarks, 192 
Conflicting Theories, . . . 192 
Both Old and Young leave with 
swarms, 192 
Cause of the Queen’s inability to fly 
suggested, .... 193 
Evidence of the Old Queen’s leaving, 193 
Mr. Weeks’s Theory not satisfac- 
tory, 194 
Mr. Miner not correct, . . • 195 
Particular directions for testing the 
matter, 198 
Empty Hives to be ready, . .197 
Bottom-boards for hiving, . . 197 
Description of swarm issuing, . 198 
Manner of hiving can be varied, . 199 
Usual Methods, .... 199 
When out of reach, . . . 200 
When they cannot be shaken off, . 202 
All. should be made to enter, . . 203 
Should be taken to the stand imme- 
diately, . . N . 203 
Protection from the Sun neces- 
sary, 203 
Clustering Bushes, .... 204 
How swarms are generally man- 
aged that leave for the woods, 205 
Nothing but Bees needed in a Hive, 206 
Seldom go off without clustering, . 207 
Do swarms choose a location before 
swarming? .... 207 
Means of arresting a swarm, . . 208 
Some Compulsion, .... 208 
How far will they go in search of 
a home ?....- 209 
Two or more swarms liable to 
unite, 211 
Disadvantage, .... 211 
Can often be prevented, . . . 212 
Indications of swarming inside the 
Hive, 212 
Preventing a swarm issuing for a 
time, 213 
To prevent swarms uniting with 
those already hived, . . 213 
When two have united — the method 
of separating, .... 214 
No danger of a sting by the Queen, 215 
Some precautions in hiving two 
swarms together, . . . 216 
How to find Queen when two stran- 
gers are together, . . . 217 
Boxes for double swarms imme- 
diately 218 
Returning a part to the old stock, . 218 
Method of uniting, .... 219 
When caro is necessary, 219 
