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smoke will then be needed, except when necessary to drive the 

 bees from one place to another. If, on the other hand, the bees 

 on the comb are restless, some of them standing as if on stilts, 

 their abdomens rapidly vibrating to and fro, occasionally pro- 

 truding the sting, and those on the wing uttering a sharp, shrill 

 war cry, it is just about as well to leave them alone if you are 

 an amateur. An old, practical bee-keeper would not mind all 

 that ; he would very soon bring them to their senses, and go 

 about his work as though they were on their very best behaviour. 



