MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 
apiary.) Upon examining it, I found 
that the back of the hive had pro¬ 
jected a little beyond the board, thro 
which a mouse had entered : the bees 
had retired to one side of the hive, 
and he had taken up his winter quar¬ 
ters in the other. He had made his 
nest with the decayed beech leaves, 
and he and the bees had lived joint 
tenants of the hive during the whole 
season. I removed the broken combs 
and all the remains of his dwelling,- 
the bees seemed to recover new life: 
the hive was restored, and though it 
did not swarm the succeeding year, 
it became one of my best, and. con¬ 
tinued so for many years after/ 5 
