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selling territory, accepting as pay a sufficient number 
of bees to start an apiary, while enough money may be 
obtained to pay the cost from parties to whom they 
can sell for cash. 
BEE HUNTING. 
Many persons get a start by hunting wild bees, and 
the following directions, if complied with, will aid the 
beginner in the operation. In early spring, or after 
pleasant days in winter, during which the bees fly, and 
snow is yet on the ground, the tree which they inhabit 
may be found by looking for dead bees on the snow, 
near large and hollow trees ; the greater number will 
be found directly under the one used as their habitation. 
They may also be lined from sugar-camps, buckwheat 
fields, or from places where they resort for water. 
The usual course is to find their line of flight, and to 
follow it to the tree. To do this, prepare the following 
bait : — Dilute a small quantity of honey with water, 
which will aid the bees in filling themselves more 
quickly ; add a few drops of oil of anise, the smell of 
which will attract the bees, and if taken by them causes 
them to fly more slowly, and they can consequently be 
more readily seen in their line of flight ; put it in a 
vial until needed. Take a piece of comb about two 
inches square and a small piece of board upon which to 
lay it, a glass tumbler and a piece of dark colored 
