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TUE HIVE AND UONBY-BEE. 
hive and drumming upon it for a short time. The van- 
ous processes, liowever, 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, w ithout as much risk of being stung 
as must frequently be incuri ed in attempting to manage 
a single hive in the ordinary way. 
Let all your motions about your hives be gentle and 
slow. Accustcni your bees to your j)resence: never 
crush or injure them, or breathe upon them in any ope- 
r.ation ; acqu.aint 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 w'ith a bee-hat (PI. XI., Figs. 25, 27) and 
india-rubber gloves, even the most timid, by availing 
themselves of these prineiple.s, may open my hives and 
deal W’ith 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 
wall ever be necessary, which, by exasperating a whole 
colony, impels them to assail with almost irresistible fury 
the person of the bee-keeper. 
