whero they alighted : as soon as half of Iho bees ors 
in the hive, set it in a light portable frame madu for 
that purpose, and hitch on the bottom board ; now set 
the frame and hive on the table, taking euro to brush 
tho remaining bees that arc yet left on the lablo into 
tiio air. In this way tho bees will bo principally in 
tho hivo in from six to ten minutes. It should bn re- 
niarked however that if the Queen is seen tho should 
be taken carefully in the hand and placed on tho hot 
tom board, for she is usually heavily laden with eggs if 
it is a first swarm from a hivo in the season, and 
should bo handled very tenderly. Now bring tho hot. 
tom board under the control of tho button, and close 
tho hive except tho common entrance, and place it 
whero it is intended to stand through the season. In 
case many swarms are expected in a day as from largo 
establishments, several low tablet arc necessary which 
should be covered with a sheet which may bo folded 
over tho hivo by drawing up the corners, then tho 
hivo of bees may be carried away some distance while 
another swarm are collecting in a body, and thus, 
doubling prevented, for as soon as another swarm hat 
alighted, they may be shaken off, tho hive set over 
thorn and tho bees confined by tho sheet and carried a 
few rods in another direction. In case it becomes 
necessary to invert tho hivo to tako tho bees from tho 
body of a treo, or from any other cause, tho drawers 
should bo confined iu their placet to prevent the boos 
