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keeper's power, and of this it is a good exhibition ; 

 but, at the same time, there can be a great deal of 



Driving Bees from a Skep. 



good bee-keeping without any driving ; and with frame- 

 hives it is never practised. The process is as fol- 

 lows : — A few puffs of smoke are given to the bees in 

 -a skep. It is then turned upside down, and placed in 

 some position (very often in a pail if the skep has a 



