. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. BEE-KEEPER S MANUAL. 289 extra queens will soon be slain, and the bees will work as one family. A union may be effected in this man- ner, at any time within a week after hiving the bees, but there is this difference attending it; one of the hives is to be removed, of course, and during the next two or three days, a large portion of the swarm that had be- come accustomed to the place where the removed or emptied hive stood, will return to that place, as they sally forth to the fields from their new domicil, and will be BEES LIABLE T
. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. BEE-KEEPER S MANUAL. 289 extra queens will soon be slain, and the bees will work as one family. A union may be effected in this man- ner, at any time within a week after hiving the bees, but there is this difference attending it; one of the hives is to be removed, of course, and during the next two or three days, a large portion of the swarm that had be- come accustomed to the place where the removed or emptied hive stood, will return to that place, as they sally forth to the fields from their new domicil, and will be BEES LIABLE TO CLUSTER ON THE APIARIAN. The above cut represents a servant of mine, with a swarm of bees clustering on his neck and back. Per- haps the reader may think that this comical scene is but visionary; yet I would assure you, dear reader, that such things do actually occur; and every bee-keeper is 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miner, T. B. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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