MANAGING BEES. 
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of the moths, or want of animal heat in the 
winter, which is generated in the hive by a 
populous community only. If any one is 
disposed to doubt on this subject, let the ex- 
periment be tried with ’skill, and I will be 
answerable lor the result, to wit : Take the 
Queen from a first swarm (second swarms 
frequently have more than one Queen,) kill 
her, and by means of a fine wire, or strong 
string, suspend her in the hive; now let in 
the swarm; confine the bees in the hive until 
they have found their sovereign, and clustered 
about her; then give the bees liberty to work. 
If the experiment ends here, cn'tii^loss will 
be the final result. Bees have so many ad 
mirers, they will soon dwindle away in num- 
bers, and perish in consequence of losing so 
many of their companions, which arc caught 
by the birds, and are lost by other casualties, 
unless they have the means, of propagating 
their species. But there is a remedy by 
which the bees may be supplied with a 
Queen, which is more simple, though more 
difficult tham the ordinary method. Take 
brood comb containing eggs and larva of 
