CONTENTS. 
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CHAPTER XII. 
SECURING HONEY FROM THE MOTH. 
Two things to be prevented, . . m Method of killing Worms in boxes, . 185 
Apt to be deceived about the Worms, 182 Freezing destroys them, . 180 
Their progress described, . . 182 Objection to using Boxes before the 
A Solution offered, . . . . i 8 3 Hive is full 
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, 
Requisites before preparation of 
Queen’s cells, . . . .189 
State of Queen-cell when used, . 190 
State when swarms issue, . . 190 
Clustering outside not always to be 
depended upon, . . .191 
Examinations — the result, . .191 
Remarks, 
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 cun 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 203 
Protection from the Sun neces- 
sary, 203 
Clustering Bushes, . . . .201 
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 
lime, . . .' . .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 
