FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



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SCOLDIXG BEES. 



If one thinks of the thousands or millions of bees in 

 a large apiary, it will be seen that comparatively few 

 bees make any attack. Sometimes a single bee' will 

 threaten and scold me by the hour, perhaps finally sting- 



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ing me by getting into my hair or whiskers, and for 

 aught I know the same bee may keep rp the same thing 

 for days — I mean the scolding, not the stinging. It is 

 sometimes worth while to get rid of the annoyance by 

 stepping to one side and kncckins: it down with a stick 

 by a few rapid strokes back and forth in front of my 

 face. I often mash it by slapping my hands together. 



