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that they bent the tree downward, where 

 they could be easily hived. The most ac- 

 commodating swarms, no doubt, are those 

 that cluster on low bushes; and this tenden- 

 cy the bee-keeeper himself can encourage 

 to a great extent by locating his yard in an 

 orchard of low trees where an ordinary 



step-ladder or common house-ladder would 

 reach them easily. In our home yard we 

 have grapevine trellises in front of each 

 hive, not over seven feet high, primarily for 

 shade; secondarily they serve a very useful 

 purpose in enticing stray swarms; and ex- 

 perience shows that not one in ten will 



FIRST-PRIZE PHOTO OF A SWARM OF BEES BY A. L. ERRETT, MADISON, PA. 



