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at the time, may he found towards spring by the dead bees on 
the snow. When a tree is found, cut upon the bark, (in the 
least conspicuous place,) your initials, with date of finding, and 
let it stand until drones appear in May, when, if the queen 
should be killed in falling the tree, there will be eggs in the 
combs from which to rear another, and drones for her fertiliza- 
tion. When w.; bees are at work upon the flowers a line may 
be started by taking a plate or a piece of board, upon which is 
a small piece of comb filled with diluted honey. You will also 
need a glass tumbler and a piece of brown paper or dark colored 
cloth. Having found a bee upon a flower, place over it the 
tumbler and leave it inverted upon the cloth till the bee rises to 
the top. Wait till it quits buzzing, (that it may not get be- 
smeared with the honey,) then carefully raise the tumbler and 
place it over the honey on the plate, wrapping the cloth around 
the upper part of the tumbler to darken it. The bee will de- 
scend toward the light, when, coming in contact with the honey 
it will commence loading up. Gently remove the tumbler while 
the bee is at work, and stepping back a few feet, place jmur eye 
near the ground. With the clear sky for a background it is 
easy to keep sight of the bee as it rises, describing several cir 
cles at first, then striking a “bee-line,” for home. It soon re- 
turns with many others. When a strong line has got to work, 
cover the bees with the tumbler, and moving them along the line 
towards the tree again liberate them. Care must be taken not 
to go beyond the tree, else the bees may not return. If the tree 
is now supposed to be near, mark the line of bees by letting an 
assistant stick, in range, a few stakes. Again cover the bee9 
