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THE HIVE AND HONEY-BEE. 
hive and drumming upon it for a short time. The vari- 
ous processes, lioweverj for inducing bees to fill them- 
selves with honey, are more fully explained in the chap- 
ter on Artificial Swarming. 
By the methods above described, I can superintend a 
large Apiary, performing every operation necessary for 
pleasure or profit, without as much risk of being stung 
as must frequently be incurred in attempting to manage 
a single hive in the ordinary way. 
Let all your motions about your hives be gentle and 
slow. Accustom your bees to your presence : never 
crush or injure them, or breathe upon them in any ope- 
ration ; acquaint yourself fully with the principles of man- 
agement detailed in this treatise, and you will find that 
you have little more reason to dread the sting of a bee, 
than the horns of a favorite cow, or the heels of your 
faithful horse. 
Equipped with a bee-hat (PI. XI., Figs. 25, 27) and 
india-rubber gloves, even the most timid, by availing 
themselves of these principles, may open my hives and 
deal with their bees with a freedom astonishing to many 
of the oldest cultivators on the common plan : for in the 
management of the most extensive Apiary, no operation 
will ever be necessary, which, by exasperating a whole 
colony, impels them to assail with almost irresistible fury 
the person of the bee-keeper. 
