BEE-HUNTING 
end is held in each hand. As he climbs 
upward, this is hitched up the tree. If 
he keeps a sure and firm hold on this 
whip, and strikes his climbers into the 
trunk firmly, he can go up most trees 
with reasonable safety. Some light cord, 
a clothesline, for instance, should be 
tied around his waist, so he can draw 
up such- tools as he may need. Those 
needed are a sharp ax, a hatchet, saw, and 
an auger to bore in to see just how far 
the hollow extends. If the bees are to be 
saved, the limb or tree should be cut off 
above the hollow, and allowed to fall. A 
stout rope can then be tied about the log 
hive, passed over some limb above, the 
end brought down and wrapped about a 
tree until the hive is cut off ready to 
lower. After it is down, it should stand 
an hour or two, or until sundown, when 
all the bees will have found and entered 
the hive; then, the entrance having been 
covered with wire cloth, the hive may be 
taken home. 
There are some trees, indeed, so large 
that it would be impossible to climb them 
in the manner given. A very ingenious 
plan, however, has been put into execu¬ 
tion by Green Derrington of Poplar Bluff, 
Mo. Plere is given his description, together 
with an engraving made from a photo¬ 
graph which he sent. 
I send you a photograph of a very large 
tree, which I climbed by means of spikes 
and staples. To prevent the possibility of 
falling I put a belt under my arms. To this 
I attached two chains. At the end of each 
chain is a snap. My method of climbing is 
as follows: After ascending the ladder as 
far as I can go, I drive into the side of the 
tree a large bridge spike, far enough into 
the wood to hold my weight. A little fur¬ 
ther up I drive another spike. In between 
the spikes I drive the first staple, and to 
this I attach the first chain by means of the 
snap, and ascend by the nails as far as the 
chain will allow me; I then drive another 
staple, and attach the other chain, and next 
loosen the lower snap. After driving in 
more spikes, I again ascend as high as the 
chain will allow me, and attach the other 
chain to another staple. In this manner I 
can make my ascent with perfect security. 
HOW TO GET BEES OUT OF BEE-TREES OR FROM 
BETWEEN THE SIDINGS OF A HOUSE WITH¬ 
OUT MUTILATING EITHER THE TREE OR THE 
HOUSE. 
It sometimes happens that a colony of 
A bee-tree 11 feet in diameter climbed by Green 
Derrington. 
bees will take their abode in some fine shade 
tree in a park, which the authorities will 
not allow to be cutor they will domicile 
in the woods of some farmer, who. while 
he will allow the bee-hunter to get the bees, 
