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. 

 iVery 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 Ooldenrod. 



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 



