Note 9 — Chapter VI
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The method of performing this operation, consists in lifting the hive gently about a foot, and with a smart and sudden jar returning it to the ground, so that the Bees be completely dislodged from the hive, and left upon the cloth, the hive may now be removed to a short distance, and as the Bees are attempting to return to their former habitation, the Queen may be easily captured.