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The neighbors gave suggestions. &quot;You 

 want to go when the yeller-top s in bloom,&quot; 

 said one. 



&quot;Yellow-top?&quot; I questioned, stupidly 

 enough. 



&quot;Yes. Yeller-top t s in bloom now,&quot; 

 with a comprehensive wave of the hand. 



&quot;Oh, you mean goldenrod!&quot; 



&quot;Well, I guess you call it that. Yeller-top 

 we call it. You find one o them old back 

 fields where the yeller-top s come in, V you ll 

 see bees nough.&quot; 



Another friend told us that when we had 

 caught our bee we must drop honey on her 

 back. This would send her to the hive to get 

 her friends to groom her off, and they would 

 all return with her to see where the honey 

 came from. This sounded improbable, but we 

 were in no position to criticize our informa 

 tion. 



As to the main points of procedure all our 

 advisers agreed. We were to put honey in an 

 open box, catch a bee in it, and when she had 

 loaded up with honey, let her go, watch her 

 flight and locate the direction of her home. 

 When she returned with friends for more 



