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SUMMER. 
After a few times, they learn “ it’s no use,” and allow 
an inspection. If you wish to take off a bos, raise it 
just enough to blow under the smoke; there is no 
trouble ; you can replace it with another ; the bees 
are kept out of the way with a little more smoke, and 
no anger created about it to he remembered. Those in the 
box are all submission ; they can be carried away and 
handled as you please, without a possibility of getting 
them irritated, until they once more get home, and 
then are much more “ amiable” than if the box had 
been taken without the smoke. They seem to forget, 
or do not realize anything of the transaction. When 
bees are to be transferred to a new hive, it is unneces- 
sary to be so very particular about the escape of a 
single bee ; no fears need be entertained of such as get 
out. In driving, the loud humming indicates their 
submission ; the upper hive can then be safely raised 
at any time. After being thus driven out, they may 
be pushed about with impunity, and still be quiet ! 
In short, by using smoke on all occasions where they 
would be likely to be disturbed without it by our 
meddling with them, it has a tendency to keep dor- 
mant their combative propensities. When these have 
never been aroused, there is much less danger from 
their attacks while walking or looking among them. 
Any one wishing further proof, I would recommend 
the experiment of managing one year with smoke, and 
the next without. 
STING DESCRIBED. 
Their sting, as it appears to the naked eye, is but a 
