BEE HUNTING 



him in the lower part of your box, pull out 

 the slide, and he will seek the glass with your 

 first prisoner. Push in the slide, and you 

 are ready for the third bee. When you have 

 caught five you would better stop, for if you 

 carry bees too long in the box they will re- 

 fuse to work. Take the box to the staff. 

 Put a piece of comb in the lower half. Turn 

 on some of the mixture, then close the box. 

 Pull out the slide, and cover the glass with 

 coat, hat, or hand. Look every minute to ^ 



see if the bees have gone down to the honey. 

 When they are down, open the box gently, 

 and stand back. As soon as a bee is full he . 



will drop off the box and swing to and fro, ^ 



until he thinks that he has fastened the spot 

 in his memory. Then he will begin to circle, 

 to find landmarks, to guide him to the hive. 

 His circles will increase in size and height, V 



and he will soon be lost to the eye. It is not 

 worth while to try to follow the bee's flight ^f 



at this stage. After he has made two or 

 three trips he will drop off the box, and go 4 



directly to the hive. He has got his landmarks 

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