FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



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but she is not often missed. I think I can find her most 

 easily by watching on the ground in front of the entrance. 

 ^ery frequently she comes out at the back end of the hive 

 or at the side, when the hive is raised on blocks. Rarely 



Fig. 52. — Vase of Qoldenrod. 



she may be found at some distance from the hive, on the 

 ground, with a group of bees about her. If not found, 

 she is most likely in the hive, and the swarm may re-issue 

 in a day or two. She may be lost, but at this particular 

 time her loss is not so very great. There is no danger 

 of the swarm being lost ; it will return to the hive in a few 



