68 BEEKEEPING 



novice to do. The method, however, is so 

 interesting that I believe every one would 

 be glad to know how it is done even though 

 one never expects to try it one's self. 



The bee-hunter prepares a small 

 amount of diluted honey for bait and 

 takes with him a small box three or four 

 inches square, with no bottom and with 

 the top made of glass. Fastened to the 

 side of this box is a small dished shelf 

 into which a small quantity of the di- 

 luted honey is poured. 



After a place is found where the bees 

 are feeding on flowers, a few individuals 

 are caught by placing the box over them. 

 They crawl up the sides, find the honey 

 and begin to fill up on the rich discovery 

 they have made. After several bees have 

 been caught and before any of them are 

 sufficiently laden to cause them to want 

 to return to their hive, the box is placed 

 on some elevated object such as a stump 

 and the glass lid carefully withdrawn. 



The hunter then quietly slips back a 



