MANAGING BEES. 
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climbing, the use of ladders, and cutting the 
limbs of precious truil-tpees, is entirely dis-'"' 
pensed with. It likewise enables the apiari- 
an in large establishments to divide out and' 
keep separate his swarms, which might oth- 
erwise alight many in one body. 
But another method of collecting and hiv- 
ing swarms, is recommended by some good 
bee-managers, which is of prime importance 
when the experiment succeeds. It is this : — 
Take any common rough board, fourteen 
inches or more in width, twelve feet or more 
in length, let one end of the board rest on the 
hive that is to swarm — say half the distance 
from the mouth or common entrance to the 
top — the other end on the ground. When 
swarming takes place, the bees will usually 
be found clustered in a body on the underside 
of the board, not far from the old stock. — 
Any one will know how to turn the board 
over, and place an empty hive over the bees. 
Bees, when swarming in this way, will bo 
less likely to be seen, and therefore may flee 
to the woods unless assiduously watched. 
The hive should likewise be secured from the / 
rays of the sun. See page. 26 . • r- 
