. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. AprjL intolerable. A loiuler hum than usual is heard, and the queen quits the hive, numbers leaving with her. In a little time the swarm clusters upon some branch of a tree or shrub, the bees hanging on each other by the claws of their feet. Theu' numbers vaiy from 12,000, which is a moderate swai-m, to ,; The old queen leaves plenty of eggs in the cells, by wliich the population is renewed. The queen will sometimes fall upon the gi'oimd, not being able to fly tln-ough some defect in her wings; then the swarm retmi
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. THE COTTAGE GARDENER. AprjL intolerable. A loiuler hum than usual is heard, and the queen quits the hive, numbers leaving with her. In a little time the swarm clusters upon some branch of a tree or shrub, the bees hanging on each other by the claws of their feet. Theu' numbers vaiy from 12,000, which is a moderate swai-m, to ,; The old queen leaves plenty of eggs in the cells, by wliich the population is renewed. The queen will sometimes fall upon the gi'oimd, not being able to fly tln-ough some defect in her wings; then the swarm retmiis home again: the next time they arise they have another sovereign. A swarm will sometimes stay in the hive a fortnight before they rise again, waiting for a leader. Thorley says, " the poor unhappy princess I have picked up in the grass, but never w'ithoiit some atten- dants, whom nothuig but violence could separate from ; When bees have swarmed, before they have fonned five or six square inches of comb, we find honey, eggs, and bee bread.—Pliil. Trans. 1792. A hive containing a few combs, and placed near an apiary,'is almost certain to receive a swarm, wliich will sometimes fly into it at once without clustering, having previously for many days examined it by scouts. A hive should be placed at once with a new swai-m upon the bench, and not delayed till evening. Stray swarms are sometimes seen on their flight; in such cases, it may be a long time before a hive can be proem-ed. When settled, Bagster recommends a person to throw his handkerchief over them, and tie the corners so as to enclose the bees, then to cut off that part of the bough to which they hang, with as little distm'bance as possible, and they may be carried in this manner several miles; or you may hive them in your hat. Combs that are without honey should not be destroyed, but carefuUy pre- served for the foUowiug year. Besides, it is upon record that bees placed in a hive having ready-made combs
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