MANAGEMENT OF BEES. Ill 
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new colony will enter it. When a 
swarm settles on a low shrub, or on 
the ground, place the inner edge of 
the hive close to the cluster, and 
have the other edge raised a few inch¬ 
es from the ground. In every case, 
spread a cloth over them, to ward 
off the heat of tha sun. 
The way some people hive their 
swarms is th Is: They hold the empty 
hive below the cluster, and give a few 
smart blows to the branch on which 
it hangs, when the greater part of it 
falls into the hive ; it is then taken 
nimbly to the ground, and turned cn 
one edge, when the bees begin to as¬ 
cend ; but as some will remain on the 
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