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safe in all respects. Such swarms are seldom dis- 
turbed, unless they have lost their queen ; in this case 
let the swarm be ever so large they will offer but a 
feeble resistance. 
But it would not be safe to close the entrance of 
such a hive, and let it remain on the stand not even 
an hour in a warm day; the boxes should be 
removed ; the Preserver put over them ; carry them 
immediately into the cellar, and let them remain 
there until about sundown ; then carry them out, and 
put them on the stand ; open the regulator, that the 
robbers may go home. After they have gone, close up 
the hive and put them in the cellar, and proceed as in 
the first case. 
HOW TO PREVENT BEE ROBBERY. 
Always contract the entrance of your hives to one 
inch, or less, before, and after the honey season, accord- 
ing to the size of the swarm. 
HOW TO CAPTURE A SWARM OF BEES FROM A TREE. 
This can only be done at certain seasons of the year, 
in the spring, before many flowers make their appear- 
ance, and in the fall, after they have nearly disap- 
peared — as bees refuse to work well on comb, when 
there is plenty of honey in the fields. A bee must be 
captured, as in bee-hunting. This is usually done by 
going near to some forest, and on the wild flowers 
catch a bee in a box, ns in bee-hunting, with a 
small piece of comb containing some honey diluted 
with water, as they will fill themselves much quicker 
on this than on thick honey. After you have caught 
one bee, and he fills himself with honey, he will go 
