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operator ; provided, that the hive receives no jar in the 

 operation. The setting down of the hive on its top, 

 must be done in so careful a manner, that the bees will 

 not feel the force of it. Let but a slight mishap occur 

 from inattention on the part of the apiarian, and a hun- 

 dred bees will dart at his face and show him no mercy. 

 The success of all operations with bees rests on the use 

 of a steady hand. Not the least attention should be 

 paid to their attacks upon you, when you are perfectly 

 protected ; and you should never attempt to do any act 

 pertaining to them, involving the least liability of being 

 stung, without full protection to every exposed part of 

 your person. Running and dodging to get out of the 

 way of bees, is but an incentive to still further attacks 

 from them. 



I have not considered it expedient to give a cut of 

 Huber's leaf hive, for the reason, that I do not believe 

 that any of my readers would ever attempt to construct 

 one of the kind. It is expensive, cumbrous and useless ; 

 since all that we desire to see may be v/itnessed by the 

 use of the single leaf hive, that I have described. 



In the use of my leaf hive as before described, there 

 may be some difficulty in getting a swarm to enter, pro- 

 vided the bee-keeper has had no experience in this busi- 

 ness. A large swarm should never be selected for a 

 leaf hive. The opening for the bees to enter on each 

 side, should be much larger than those that I have dis- 

 cribed for other hives, to be used in winter, in order to 

 afford the greater facility to the swarm in entering the 

 hive. These openings may be cut on a bevel, sloping 



