Page:Little book of knowledge, or, The country man's choice companion.pdf/21

Rh trees, and the honey from flowers. The honey, as many terms them, are in some oun: e times a year viz the latter end of May, end of July and beginning of September; tho'  take the comb but twice a year, viz. May and, is best. If the hive by reason of a young be overcharged, which you may perceive by  bees clustering about the mouth of it, and the at noise within, having new hives in readiness, tch the coming forth of the young fry for several, from eight till twelve in the morning, lest ing wing they seek a new habitation; or if they ay to come forth, you may drive out the whole ck with galbanum, at which time, having two gs, they will settle in two companies, and so you  hive them. Or if a stock be decayed, you put two hives together, by killing the king or  of the one hive. If at any time two es swarm together and fight, cast dust upon the es or sprinkle them with the juice of pleasant, or honey and water boil'd; and the fray will d.

It the master-bee of any hive be too apt to lead swarm abroad, and by that means endanger ing them, to prevent this roving, clip his wings,  then not daring to trust them, he will stay at.

The to know when your combs are full of, are when the bees drive out the drones;  there is an extraordinary noise and rejoicing , and when they play about the mouth of  hive, neglecting to perform their tasks; for in ise take the honey before the combs are full,  displeasing the bees, they leave you.

Many are of opinion, that the mouth of the hive rubbed with Calves dung, or bles and, the bees will never leave it. And thus