72 AN EASY METHOD OF 
ing them, if the apiarian is attentive to their 
wants. If destitute of honey, he will feed 
them. — If suffering for want of air, (which 
is the most frequent cause of death,) he will 
ventilate^ them.— If freezing, he will thaw 
them out. In short, if they are apparently 
dead, he will resuscitate and bring them to 
life and activity, which may be done in all 
cases (except when smothered) if attended 
to in season. In February 183S, I had a 
swarm that were starved by design. I re- 
suscitated them three times without feeding 
in three successive days before life was ex- 
tinct. The life of bees many times is in a 
state of suspension considerable time before 
their death, and may be resuscitated by hu- 
man aid, when otherwise life would become 
extinct. I have resuscitated them repeated- 
ly under various circumstances for myself 
and neighbors. Some of the best stocks I 
now own were once apparently dead. A 
screen bottom board should be used so as to 
let up the warm air into the hive, and at the 
same time enable the apiarian to control and, 
keep the bees in the hive during the process - 
