FIFTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES 



the lower hive when the queen was put up, but by the time she 

 is put down quite a force has hatched out, and these have 

 marked the upper hive as their location. Upon this being tak- 

 en awaj", the bees as they return from the field will settle upon 

 the cover, where their hive was, and form a cluster there; 



Fig. 53 — Tnw Asters. 



finally an explorer will crawd down to the entrance of the hive 

 below, and a line of march in that direction will be established 

 immediately. In a day or two they will go straight to the 

 liroper entrance. 



GOOD CHANCE FOR NUCLEI. 



We left, standing on the ground, the hive with its two 

 combs, which had been taken from the stand. These two combs. 



