MANAGEMENT OF BEES. 
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gling before the door o£ a hive, you 
may be sure that robbers are there. 
Immediately contract the entrance 
to a very small aperture, as a few 
bees can defend a narrow pass against 
a multitude ; but if the hive is over¬ 
powered by numbers, it will be ne¬ 
cessary to remove it to a distance. 
Enemies .—Bees have many enemies 
besides those belonging to their own 
genus. Swallows, woodpeckers, hens, 
robins, and sparrows are generally 
reckoned among the number: some of 
them they catch flying, others on the 
ground. 
Mice are apt to get into hives in 
winter when the door-ways are too 
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