7:3 THE IIUXTER AND TRAPPER. 



This they Trill guard against all intruders, — moths, hornets, 

 or robbing bees from other swarms. My experience is, 

 when you see a robber come to the bee hole in the hive, 

 you will know him at once by his fine singing noise and 

 the manner in which he alights on the board to avoid the 

 sentry. Have your knife ready and cut him in two ; they 

 won't do this many times before they will stop it alto- 

 gether. 



In the month of July the bees make a loud, humming 

 noise at their hives, and in walking through the w^oods 

 you may hear them fifteen rods. Many are found in this 

 way, and it is about the best way to hunt them when they 

 are plenty during this month. About the middle of the 

 afternoon the drones are out, and you may hear them for 

 twenty rods. 



It is at this season that it is best to use stinMng hait^ 

 as we call it. I told you before how to make it ; they 

 like it better than honey. 



Another way to make this bait is to take a wooden 

 trough that will hold about six quarts, and put in it about 

 four quarts of rotten mould or muck earth, a small hand- 

 ful of salt, and two quarts of urine. After two or three 

 days the bees will commence to work in it, and they will 

 fill themselves about as quickly as they will with honey. 



