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of another Queen in the same Hive inspires them with 
the greatest rage, and a general issue takes place 
between the royal bloods. If theeldestcannotsucceed 
in pouring out her vengeance, and satisfying her thirst 
for blood, in wilful murder, she will sally forth with as 
many as see fit to join their destinies with hers, 
leaving the government of the Hive to the infant 
Queen. 
It is often the case with the old box Hive, that a 
number of quarts of workers hang in a cluster on the 
outside of the Hive for several days, waiting patiently 
for their leader to give the alarm. When this takes 
place, all the Bees on the outside of the Hive, are in 
perfect confusion for a few moments, and soon leave 
the old Hive and engage with the new colony. It is 
not the case, as some suppose, that the older Bees all 
sally forth, and leave the younger ones to finish the 
work. Both the elder and younger swarm forth at 
the same time. I have frequently seen Bees engage 
in this grand rally so young that they would soon be- 
come fatigued, and fall down on the ground or sur- 
rounding objects sometime before the swarm made 
choice of a place to light. The younger Bees may he 
readily distinguished from the others, by their appear- 
ance. When the Bees come forth from the cells they are 
lighter colored than they ure when older; and they do 
not fold their wings in the same manner as when they 
have been freed from the cells for twenty-four hours. 
As young Bees engage in the regular labors of the 
Hive witlfcn a very few hours after they are hatched, 
every Apiarian should avail himself of a Hive that 
will prevent the great loss of time in the best part of 
the honey season, occasioned by their hanging out in 
clusters for days and weeks, entirely idle. I have 
found great advantage in using Week’s Vermont Ilivc, 
in this respect; but I think Stoddard's Self-Protecting 
Hive far superior to any other now in use. In these 
Hives you can keep all your Bees at work, until the 
moment of swarming ; and by so doing, you will have 
from ten to fifteen pounds of honey ready for market, 
in the small drawer?, while the old box Hive is giving 
