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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
9. Hold swimming: badge or bring: statement of ability to demon- 
strate three strokes, swim 100 yards, float and dive. 
10. Demonstrate three folk dances, using: any nationality, OR be a 
qualified member of a school or society athletic team, playing: one 
summer and one winter sport, OR be able to qualify for entry in a 
regular competition in some sport such as Tennis, Skating:, Skiing:, 
Running:, Pitching: Quoits, etc. 
REFERENCES : 
“Summer in the Girls' Camp,” A. W. Coale, Century. 
“Book of Athletics,” Paul Withington, Lothrop. 
“Outdoor Sports and Games,” C. H. Miller, Doubleday Page. 
BEE KEEPING 
SYMBOL — HIVE 
1. What constitutes a swarm of bees? How do they live? Tell 
how honey is gathered and stored and honey comb is built, and 
what part the queen, drones and workers play in the life of the 
colony. 
2. Be able to recognize and describe each of the following:: queen, 
drones, workers, eggs, larvae, pupae, honey, bee food, wax, pollen, 
propolis, brood-nest, comb, different queen cells. 
3. Have a practical knowledge of bee keeping: and assist in hiving: a 
swarm, examining: a colony, removing: the combs, finding: the 
queen, putting: foundation in sections, filling: and removing: supers, 
and preparing: honey in comb and strained for market, and 
present a certificate to this effect. 
4. Know which flowers afford the best food for bees, and how honey 
varies according: to the flowers in color and flavor. 
REFERENCES : 
“Productive Bee Keeping:,” Pellett. 
“Bureau of Animal Industry,” U. S. Department of Agriculture 
Bulletin. ^ 
“Life of the Bee,” Maurice Maeterlinck, Dodd. 
“Queen Bee,” Carl Ewald, Thomas Nelson and Sons. 
“How to Keep Bees,” A. B. Comstock, Doubleday Page. 
BIRD HUNTER 
SYMBOL— BLUE BIRD 
To qualify for this badge a Girl Scout must belong to the Audubon 
Society and be able to answer the following: 
1. Give list of twenty wild birds personally observed and identified 
