HUNTING BEES 
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furor of excitement as they would if robbing a weak 
colony or an abandoned hive. 
The time elapsing between the bee’s departure 
and return is to be noticed; an absence of fifteen 
minutes generally indicating that the bee tree is one 
Diagram illustrating the two stations, 
the “lining” of the two courses flown 
and the location of the bee tree 
mile away. If lines are made in more than one 
direction, a little colored chalk mixed with water 
can be dabbed on the bee’s thorax between the wings 
to distinguish the different bees and confirm just 
how long each took to go and come back. If a 
