MANAGING BEES. 
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hostile feeling, except when conflicting with 
one ol her own species: her only exertion 
seems to be, to make her escape; and vet 
she has a sting much longer than a worker. 
The Queen is known by her peculiar shape, 
size, and movements. She differs but little 
in color from a worker, and has the same 
number of legs and wings. She is much 
larger and longer than any of the bees. Her 
abdomen is very large and perfectly round, 
and is shaped more like the sugar-loaf, which 
makfes her known to the observer the moment 
she is seen. Her wings and proboscis are 
short. Her movements are stately and ma- 
jestic ; at the same time shy, and rather in- 
clined to conceal herself from human observ- 
ation; with seeming jealousy of being caught. 
1 have known her to remain in the air on the 
wing several minutes after her whole colony 
were alighted when 1 stood near the swarm. 
She is much less in size after the season for 
breeding is over. She is easily selected from 
among a swarm, at any season of the year, 
by any one who has often seen her. Cut off 
the limb and shake the bees on a table to 
find the Queen. 4 * * 
