SWARMING 
them. Rub the hive with honey or 
sugared ale to make the bees as¬ 
cend the faster. If the swarm 
inclined to fly away, make a tink¬ 
ling noise with a pan, on the side 
contrary to that most fit for their 
Settling: bat da not begin till the 
most of the swarm has come off* 
When a swarm rises in a windy 
day, they are very irritable and 
apt to sting. Hives fixed near the 
places where bees cemmOnly settle 
and rubbed with sugared ale, or 
old hives (with old combs in them) 
may sometimes allure your own 
swams to settle in them: But 
