BEE HUNTING 



it is an easy matter to strike a centre. A 

 bee can be seen for a long distance after he 

 leaves the box. Suppose you are on a hill, 

 overlooking, to the westward, a valley covered 

 with trees, and your bees go into, or over, 

 the woodland. Take out the honeycomb and 

 leave it on the staff. If the box is sticky 

 with honey, clean it with moss or leaves. Now 

 catch five bees as before. Take them north 

 sixty rods or more on a right angle line if 

 possible. Place your box on a boulder or 

 stump, and let the bees go as before. Before 

 leaving the staff, take a good look along 

 the line the bees are following. If you can 

 locate a tall tree on the west side of the swamp 

 so you may know it again, you will find it 

 useful. When the bees get to work on the new 

 line look for your tall tree. If the bees go to 

 the right of the tree, the hive is not in the 

 valley. The only thing to do now is to move 

 to the other side of the valley if there is open 

 land, and proceed just as you did at first. 

 If the hills beyond the valley are wooded, you 

 will have to follow your first line. If you 



