64 BEEKEEPING 



buzz angrily in front of your face intent 

 upon stinging you. There is only one 

 thing to do to such a hot-head — send it to 

 the morgue. 



Above all, in handling bees try to avoid 

 pinching or crushing them when you re- 

 move frames of brood from the hive. 

 Nothing you can do will anger them more 

 quickly. You may drum on the hive with 

 a hammer; you may shake or brush the 

 bees from the comb on to the ground ; you 

 may jar the combs suddenly so as to re- 

 move the bees and they will often remain 

 docile; but if you accidentally pinch one 

 it will be after you with a rush nine times 

 out of ten. Erequently it takes only a 

 leader to start a mob and, believe me, 

 when the bees start out on a real Bolshe- 

 vistic orgy they can out-Lenine Lenine 

 himself. 



