Thrro should bo from a dozen to twenty half-inch 
holes bored through thotop board, bo as to let the 
alighting bees enter through tho holes. When a 
small proportion of the bees aro found in tho hiver, it 
may be moved a few feet from the limb, which may 
bo shaken with another rod with a hook on its end, 
which disengages tho bees, and in a few moments 
the whole swarm will bo found in the hiver. By the 
addition of ferules and joints, the hiver may be raisod 
to any reasonable height. Thus the labor of climb - 
ing, the usj of laddors, and cutting the limbs of pre- 
cious fruit trees, is entirely dispensed with. It like- 
wise enables tho apiarian in largo establishments tp 
divide out and keep separata his swarms, which 
might otherwise alight many in ono body. 
Others practice as follows, to wit : Drive down twp 
stakes 3 feet apart, 5 or 6 yards from tho boo house, 
now confino a crossbar to each stake 2 or 3 feet from 
the ground. A 12 foot board with one end resting 
on this crossbar, and tho other on tho ground will 
usually catch tho bees when they swarm on its under 
side, if there is no fruit trees nor shrubbery at hand, 
for tho bees to alight on ; any person will know how 
to turn over the board and sit an empty hive over tho 
As beoa manifest a strong desire to alight so 
• far from the old stock as not to bo interrupted by their 
lJu.in during their organization for a new home, caco 
must bo exorcised not to place tho board' too near tho 
old hive. 
