60 FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



whatever pair of combs she is on. Going on witli work at 

 another hive, I return after a little, and look again for the 

 queen. Lifting out the comb nearest me, 1 look first on the side 

 of its mate in the hive, and if I do not see the queen there, I 

 qnicldy look on the opposite side of the comb in my hand. I am 

 prettv sure to find her in the middle of one of the pairs. 



/•'/y. .'Ml — Mai'iii'ii Il'iri'-ldoi. 



It the jiairs are sufficiently separaled from each other (I 

 don't mean the two combs of each pair separated, for the two 

 combs in eacli pair should he as close together as possible, but 

 that one jiair should be far enough from, another pair so that 

 (he bees should not communicate), the bees will, after standing 

 long enough, show signs of uneasiness l»y running over the 

 combs, all but the one i)air that has the queen on, and the 



