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SENSES OF BEES. 
the lime tree and black grain blos¬ 
som, they brave the rain, depart a- 
bout sunrise and return later than or¬ 
dinary* But this activity relaxes af¬ 
ter the flowers have faded, and when 
the enamel adorning the meadows has 
fallen under the scythe, the bees re¬ 
main in their dwelling however bril¬ 
liant the sunshine. 
Exp*. A tea kettle containing a 
cloth which had been saturated with 
honey, was placed (with the lid fixed) 
two hundred yards to windward of 
some hives. Soon after, numbers of 
the bees were seen following the dif¬ 
ferent windings of the scented breeze, 
untill they reached the spot of the 
* Huison. 
