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OBSERVATIONS ON THE 
Bobbing .—.The seasons o£ robbing 
are, March and April in spring, and 
August and September in autumn. 
That in spring is seldom and trifling, 
but in autumn,— when the flowers 
have given over yielding honey, very 
frequent and formidable. 
When strong hives have aceumu- 
lated little store, they resolve, ra¬ 
ther than starve, to plunder some of 
their weaker neighbours, who have 
plenty of honey. 
When bees are observed dodging 
about before the entrance of a hive, 
the bees of the hive attempting to 
seize upon them as they alight; and 
when they are seen fighting and strug* 
