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smoke will then be needed, except when necessary to drive the- 

 bees from one place to another. If, on the other hand, the bees; 

 on the comb are restless, some of them standing as if on stilts, 

 their abdomens rapidly vibrating to and fro, occasionally pro- 

 truding the sting, and those on the wing uttering a sharp, shrill 

 war cry, it is just about as well to leave them alone if you are 

 an amateur. An old, practical bee-keeper would not mind all 

 that ; he would very soon bring them to their senses, and g» 

 about his work as though they were on their very best behaviour. 



