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the parent stock than others; sometimes fifty rods, 
and then settle in two places, perhaps that distance 
apart, in some high or inconvenient place to get at. 
(Let me not be misunderstood : I do not say they all 
do so, or even the majority ; but I wish to say that 
a greater portion of these swarms do so than of the 
first.) If they cluster in two places, a queen may be 
in each, and they will remain, and when you have 
hived one part you may think you have all. If one 
cluster is without a queen, they will join the other if 
near ; but when distant, will be very likely to return to 
the old stock soon, unless put together. I had a 
swarm light in two places, in exactly opposite di- 
rections from the stock. In one, a good swarm had 
clustered ; in the other, some less than a pint. The 
small part had one or more queens, the other none. 
It was perceived at once by their movements. Now, 
if we provide a hive for a swarm, and get a few to 
set up the call or buzzing, they will not leave till that 
is stopped. There is generally no difficulty to start it. 
The surest way is to jar a portion or all directly into 
the hive. It takes a few minutes to get composed, 
and miss the queen. In my case I got them in the 
hive, and before they missed the queen, carried them 
to the small cluster, which I got in a dipper and 
emptied in front of the hive ; they entered, and all 
were peaceable. You will therefore see the necessity 
of watching such swarms, to see if there is no sepa 
ration, if nothing else. 
