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with a fine rose, containing water, and, with a cloth laid across 

 the entrance of the robbed hive, pour the water on to the 

 cloth and over the bees that are flying about the front. In a 

 short time I remove the cloth and let any bees that wish to 

 do so come out, without letting those outside get in. As soon 

 as they are out, I put the cloth back, and again wet it. This 

 process I repeat two or three times. This appears to frighten 



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the robbers, and in most cases I have found it effectual ; but 

 in extreme cases I have tried the following plan, which has 

 had a satisfactory result : Found out where the robbers have 

 come from, and changed the places of the robbed and robber 

 hives. There are other methods ; but having found the two 

 above described successful, I think it is not worth while to go 

 into them and perhaps confuse the beginner. 



It has been already noticed that when a colony becomes 

 hopelessly queenless, that is, without the possibility of the bees 

 rearing a new queen for themselves, they lose the energy for 

 working and for defending their stores, and become an easy 

 prey to robbers. In a well-kept apiary such cases will not 

 be allowed to occur. Keeping all colonies supplied with good 

 queens, and consequently " strong," is the sovereign remedy 

 against robbing, as well as against many other evils in the 

 apiary. 



