The Honey-Bee. 



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to take out the honey or to attend to the 

 bees. In some parts of the country an old- 

 fashioned hive called a 



" bee gum " is still used. If you go to the 

 mountains of North Carolina, you will see a 

 great many bee gums. Nearly every cabin 

 has a row of them in its yard, and they are 

 made by chopping down hollow sweet- 

 gum trees and cutting off lengths of about 

 three feet. 



Sometimes other hollow trees are used, 

 but they are all called "gums." The moun- 

 taineers stand the " gum " on a board or a 

 stone, and put another board or stone on 

 top for a roof. All the holes are plastered 



