IN CAMP. 



of the season, the formation of a new 

 colony taking place by ' swarming. ' 

 This swarming of bees is not a nuptial 

 flight as is so usually supposed. The 

 swarm consists of one female and a 

 number of workers. It is these swarms 

 which at times make their appearance in 

 our gardens and take up a position in 

 some large tree or, worse still, endeavour 

 to construct their nest in the eaves of 

 the house. On no account should the 

 latter proceeding be tolerated as they 

 make the place uninhabitable. 



They should be smoked out at once and 

 before they have established themselves. 



The nest of the big bee is quite different 

 in appearance and shape from that of the 

 common large Indian Hornet, an insect 

 which also requires respectful attention 

 from man owing to its nasty sting. 



You will remember to have seen large 

 whitish cardboard-like masses several 

 feet in length, looking like gigantic 

 eggs placed high up out of reach in the 



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