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you no profits, except the young swarms. Any Apia- 
rian in possession of the Self-Protecting Hive, contain- 
ing healthy swarms of Bees, can with due attention 
secure greater profits in the capital invested, than with 
money drawing 50 per cent, interest. People often 
object to Patent Hives, on account of the expense, 
hut this is all folly. A good Hive may be made for 
50, and your profits above the Box Hive in a good 
season will be from $300 to $500. Besides this, your 
Hives well painted, and kept from the weather, will 
last an age, and are really more valuable if well cleaned 
after being once occupied by Bees, than when entirely 
new. Much labor in gluing up the cracks and crevices 
in the Hive, is already accomplished, and they can 
adhere to the chambers with more ease than when 
entirely new. Bees sometimes forsake the new hive 
in consequence of being unable to adhere to the cham- 
ber readily and commence thoir work. They soon be- 
come disheartened, and seek a new habitation. This is 
one cause of a swarm leaving a hive, from one to three 
days after they are hived. 
The second is for the want of room in the Hive. — 
The third is mere carelessness in the Apiarian. The 
Hive is placed where the sun beats directly upon it, 
and their domicil becomes so extremely hot, that they 
must leave it or suffocate. It is very essential that 
they be kept from the hot sun. In hiving Bees, you 
should cover the Hive with a bush or board as soon 
as the Bees enter it, that their house may stand in the 
shade. 
Bees are sometimes irritable in swarming, and one 
reason is, the air is forbidding to them, by being cold, 
extremely hot, damp, windy, or otherwise, so ns to 
impede their determined emigration. Another reason 
is, that they sometimes hang out in clusters for many 
days, not being apprized of the intemion of the Queen, 
and finally come forth in confusion, without having an 
opportunity to fill their sacks with honey. In all such 
cases, the Apiarian should be provided with a veil to 
cover his face, and wollen gloves. These should be 
in the Apiary, ready for use at uny moment. Quick 
