. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 216 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 28, Fig. 4. a swarm is that, if it is kept in view by the owner of the stock from which it issued, he retains ownership, and may follow it any- where; if he does not see it issue, or loses sight of it, then his claim to it lapses. There- fore, in order that the neigh- bours might know whose bees- were swarming, tanging was- carried out to establish owner- ship. It has no effect upon the bees ; therefore, instead of wast- ing time and annoying people by making an abominable noise, advantage should be
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 216 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 28, Fig. 4. a swarm is that, if it is kept in view by the owner of the stock from which it issued, he retains ownership, and may follow it any- where; if he does not see it issue, or loses sight of it, then his claim to it lapses. There- fore, in order that the neigh- bours might know whose bees- were swarming, tanging was- carried out to establish owner- ship. It has no effect upon the bees ; therefore, instead of wast- ing time and annoying people by making an abominable noise, advantage should be taken of our knowledge of the bees' habits. They object to damp, and very rarely fly when it is raining ; therefore, the use of a garden syringe to spray water amongst them will make therm settle. (To be continued.). 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 London
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