MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 109 
after a first swarm has risen, you 
may hear the young queens crying 
Peep peep . But third swarms are of 
more disadvantage than use, for they 
impoverish the stock, and being so 
late and small, they cannot subsist 
through the winter: therefore, you 
should eke your hives after a second 
swarm. 
Gut, or gently singe off, the rough 
straws in hives ; and rub the hive 
with honey, or sugared ale, to make 
the bees ascend more quickly. 
Sometimes a swarm will divide after 
it has risen, and settle on different 
places: hive them separately, and at 
night, knock them out on a, sheet, by 
