MANAGEMENT OP BEES. 
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soon enter. Should it be necessary to invert the Hive, 
(which is sometimes the case,) theu see that your draw- 
ers are secured to the floor of the chamber, (which 
may be done by inserting a stick above the drawers,) 
invert the Hive, shake the bees into it gently, and then 
restore it to its upright position, on the hoard or table. 
As soon as the bees take possession of the Hive, thev 
should be removed to the Apiary or place where you 
intend to have them remain through the season. If 
they remain for any length of time where they are 
hived, they commence their work, and in their first ad- 
venture, make very careful and accurate observations, 
survey their location, and if removed after this, many 
of the most ambitious and industrious bees of the col- 
ony may be lost. But Bees should never be allowed 
to light on a tree. The lliver should always be used, 
as you will' see in another rule. 
REMARKS. 
Bees swarm from 7 o’clock in the morning, to 4 
o’clock in the afternoon, on a fair day, and on a cloudy 
day, they seldom swarm before 1 o’clock, and perhaps 
not at all, unless arrangements were made the previous 
day. When this is the case, they sally forth, unless the 
wind be strong and cold. I once had a swarm come 
forth in a rain storm, and I had the curiosity to know 
the cause of their adventure, on such an unfavorable 
occasion. I put them back into the Hive from which 
they had come forth ; and they came forth again by 7 
o’clock the next morning. By close examination, I 
found 6 young Queens of the same age. This was no 
doubt the cause of their coming forth on a wet day. 
It was the third swarm from the Hive, and I lost the 
colony by experimenting. 
Only two reasons can be given for the swarming of 
the Honey Bee. The first is, the want of room for the 
Bees to work, and the Queen to lay her eggs; and the 
second is, to avoid the conflict of the Queens, which 
will always occur, if more than one Queen is in pos- 
session ol the Hive at the same time. Some authors 
inform us that swarms have been known to come forth, 
