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After a few times, they learn " it's no use," and allow 

 an inspection. If you wish to take off a box, raise it 

 just enough to blow under the smoke ; there is no 

 trouble; you can replace it with another; the bees 

 are kept out of the way with a little more smoke, an(i 

 no anger created about it to he rememiered. Those in the 

 box are all submission ; they can be carried away and 

 handled as you please, without a possibility of getting 

 them irritated, until they once more get home, and 

 then are much more " amiable" than if the box had 

 been taken without the smoke. They seem to forget, 

 or do not realize anything of the transaction. When 

 bees are to be transferred to a new hive, it is unneces- 

 sary to be so very particular about the escape of a 

 single bee ; no fears need be entertained of such as get 

 out. In driving, the loud humming indicates their 

 submission ; the upper hive can then be safely raised 

 at any time. After being thus driven out, they may 

 be pushed about with impunity, and still be quiet ! 

 In short, by using smoke on all occasions where they 

 would be likely to be disturbed without it by our 

 meddling with them, it has a tendency to keep dor- 

 mant their combative propensities. When these have 

 never been aroused, there is much less danger from 

 their, attacks while walking or looking among them. 

 Any one wishing further proof, I would recommend 

 the experiment of managing one year with smoke, and 

 the next without, 



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Their sting, as it appears to the naked eye, is but a 



