TRANSFERRING BEES.
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Sometimes many moths lnfest bee hIVes
and are continually encroachlng upon the
bees 50 that they will finally destroy them;
Under such circumstances the bees VIII
freqently become discouraged and neglect
to work Other causes induce old bees 10
be sluggish, so that they will be no Proh''-
The best remedy against moths when they
have become very numerous IN a hIve' or
for ideness in bees, is TO transfer them ln'oa
new hive, they will then go 10 work IN the
most active manner, as though they lnleaded
10 redeem lost time Iflhis be done before
the goth of June, they will generally get
honey enough to winter on. Sometimes
thev will when transferred as late as the
first of July.


We have tried TO drive bees out of a hive
by striking upon the hive and other meth
DDS recommended for this purpose, but with
out successive have succeeded by
smoking the bees with leather-such as old
boots or shoes and putting them into a new
hive while in dormant state; thev VIII
soon revive The smoke may be taken up
in bellows aud blown into the hive, or dig
hole In the earth, and put IN some Goals OF
fire, they lay on the leather, and If II blaze,
smother If 5y throwing on ashes, dust or
DIRT: then conduct the smoke into the hive
having 1t open very htlle at the top, SO
that the smoke may ascend through every
part. The hive should no: be placed direct
| ly over the fire, fer in that case those bees
that tall would perish. When well smo-
ked, which will be done in five or ten min
utes. they may be put into new hive
| The comb may all be taken out and all tho
bees carefully saved and put in their house.
Wher. smoked so that they appear motion.
less and dead, they will revive after some
hours Sometimes by transferring bees you
NAV have valuable stock hive in the fall.
new, clean. bright and active. when with
out this process the bees would be few, and
not likely to winter. and of no use should
they live till another warm season.


Since writing the above. friend informs
US that he had transferred swarm enoCgh
for them to support themselves. and they
have worked well, and now have a good
quantity of comb. and considerable honey
| He transferred to get rid of the moths He
smok ed them with leather as we advised


him. il being preferable 20 tobacco. brimstone
and other powerful substances and more
convenient than puff ball, which is recon-
mended for this purpose.-BOston Cultipc.
tor.