The Life of the Bee 
the bees, notwithstanding all, have never 
forgotten. In such cases they suffer from 
what is known as “swarming fever ;” 
a condition wherein life, as in ordinary 
fever, reacting too ardently on itself, 
passes its alm, completes the circle, and 
discovers only death. 
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Of all the decisions before them there 
is none that would seem imperative; nor 
can man, if content to play the part of 
spectator only, fpretell in the slightest 
degree which one the bees will adopt. 
But that the most careful deliberation 
governs their choice is proved by the 
fact that we are able to influence, or even 
determine it, by for instance reducing or 
enlarging the space we accord them; or 
by removing combs full of honey, and 
setting up, in their stead, empty combs 
which are well supplied with workers’ cells. 
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