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whose bees are now at the crocuses, he will be happy 

 to see the crowd that goes into the hive with pollen- 

 baskets of orange, yellow, blue, and black daily in- 

 crease in its own way. He will be happy if, by giving 

 them plenty of air and room, he can prevent them 

 from swarming, and then, when the main honey-flow 

 comes in June, there will be bees enough to find, 

 beyond their own needs, honey for the master, honey 

 for the dame, and a goodly number of combs to give 

 away. 



