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and flee to the woods. This unpleasant scene may be 
prevented, as you will see, by another rule, and I think 
it worthy of the attention of the Apiarian, as he can 
save those swarms in this way which would otherwise 
be lost. 
My rule is, as soon as I see the Bees sally forth, to 
prepare my Hiver, and when I discover where they 
are going to light, I place my Hiver directly over the 
first small cluster that gathers, and as soon as a pint 
or more of Bees have collected in the Hiver, 1 move 
it from 4 to 20 feet from the place where they first 
commenced lighting, and fasten it in the air by setting 
a croch under the pole of the Hiver. By the time 1 
have prepared my Hive and placed it on a board, the 
Bees have collected in the Hiver. I then take down 
the Hiver carefully, and shake the Bees on to the 
board, and with a quill brush them gently, to hasten 
them into the Hive. As soon as they are fairfy in the 
Hive, I remove them to the place which I intend' them 
to occupy during the season. If the swarm is very 
large, I let them into the drawers immediately, to pre- 
vent their leaving the Hive, and to give the whole 
colony an opportunity to commence labor at the same 
time. The Bees then commence rearing their comb 
first in the largest part of the Hive, and there they 
deposit a portion of bread and honey ; the Queen 
commences the task of depositing her eggs to rear up 
a large family to supply her wants, and lay up a store 
for the approaching Winter. The chamber being 
supplied with the small drawers, the Bees will then 
divide off into companies, and a portion of the colony 
will occupy each small drawer, while the greater part 
continue in the body of the Hive. Here you discover 
the advantage of the Vermont and the Self-Protecting 
Hives. You are collecting honey in the drawers ready 
for market, and the most of the Bees are engaged in 
filling up the body of the Hives for their Winter’s 
store. 
Small swarm3 should not be admitted to the draw- 
ers under 10 or 15 days after hiving, to prevent their 
commencing work in the drawers before they do in 
