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upon circumstances. If it is early in the day, and we do 

 not care to take the honey home till late, there is no need 

 to drive out so many bees. Other circumstances may 

 also make a difference, and we "crt our coat according 

 to the cloth." 



SUPERS STANDING OPEN. 



Suppose the honey-flow is in full blast, and we com- 

 mence to take off supers early in the day, or at least in 



F'g- ^5 — One-cent Cage. 



the forenoon. At such a time there is little need to be 

 very careful about robbers, and it may be that honey 

 may stand exposed for hours without being troubled by 

 them. So when the super has been smoked it is taken 

 off and set on the ground leaning against the hive, the 

 hive-cover is put on the remaining supers, and then our 

 removed super is set on its end on top, so as to project 

 a little over the side of the hive. After a time, perhaps 

 half an hour, the bees are likely to start a trail from the 



