“48 THE HISTORY OF BEES. 
At or about five o’clock in the afternoon, drive clofe 
the fliding fhutter, under the hive or box, to be taken 
from the colony, with a mallet. If the combs are new, 
‘you may force the fhutter home without that inftrument, 
with your hand; be fure it be clofe, that no Bees may 
afcend into the hive or box to be removed. 
_ After this fhut clofe the doors of your houfe, and 
leave the Bees thus cut off from the reft of their compa- 
nions for the fpace of half an hour, or more. ~ In this 
fpace of time, having loft their Queen, aud other com- 
pany, they will fill themfelves with honey, and be impa- 
tient to be fet at liberty. Then opening the back-win- 
dow, you will fee them in the greateft hurry.and tumult, 
running up and down, attempting one way or other to 
difengage themfelves from fo difagreeable an imprifon- 
ment. s 
If in this interim you examine the box or boxes be- 
neath, and obferve all compofed and quiet there, then 
you may be confident you are fo far right, and the Queen 
is in fafety. Hereon raife the back part of the hive or 
box, fo far, by a piece of wood, or other material thruft 
underneath, as miay give the prifoners room to come 
forth ; who taking wing will return to their fellows ; 
delightful to behold! then lifting the box from off the 
colony, turning the bottom upwards, cover it with a 
cloth all night; and if any Bees be left in it, let them 
out the next day, and they will return to the colony. 
Thus have you an hive or box of honey, and all your 
Bees faved; which will recompence you by their future 
faithful labours. "4 Providet 
