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SUMMER. 
CAN OFTEN BE PREVENTED. 
“Prevention is better than cure.” We can, if we 
keep a good lookout, often prevent more than one 
issuing at a time. This depends on our knowledge 
of indications, in a great measure. I have said that 
before starting to fly off, they were about the entrance 
in great numbers; there may be one exception in 
twenty, where the first indications will be a column 
of bees rushing from the hive. To takfe this matter 
a little farther from the surface, we will take a peep 
at the interior; that is, if our hives contain glass 
boxes, such as have been recommended. It is an ad- 
vantage to know which are about to cast their swarms, 
as long beforehand as possible. 
INDICATIONS OF SWARMING INSIDE THE HIVE. 
These glass boxes are usually filled with bees ; be- 
fore leaving they may be seen in commotion, long 
before any unusual stir is visible outside, sometimes 
for near an hour. The same may be noticed in a 
glass hive. Now, in good weather, when we have 
reason to expect many swarms, it is our duty to watch 
closely, especially when the weather has been unfa- 
vorable for several days previous. A number of 
stocks may have finished their queen-cells during the 
bad weather, and be ready to come out within the 
first hour of sunshine that occurs in the middle of 
the day. We must expect some such occurrences, 
and in large apiaries there is apt to be trouble, unless 
you take some precautions. If you have taken no 
care (which but few will), by previous examinations, 
