. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 238 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [July 8, 1915; bore a one-inch auger-hole at the other end in the bottom to let the bees in. A handy arrangement by which to catch the bees for the box is composed of two fun- nels made of wire cloth. Slip one into the other, so as to make it like a ifish-net funnel, and close the small end. You are now ready to go after them. Find some bees watering at some spring. Some on flowers will do ; but if you can find some watering jou can conclude that thej are close by. Catch several bees in your trap. Then take the
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 238 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [July 8, 1915; bore a one-inch auger-hole at the other end in the bottom to let the bees in. A handy arrangement by which to catch the bees for the box is composed of two fun- nels made of wire cloth. Slip one into the other, so as to make it like a ifish-net funnel, and close the small end. You are now ready to go after them. Find some bees watering at some spring. Some on flowers will do ; but if you can find some watering jou can conclude that thej are close by. Catch several bees in your trap. Then take them out in an open place close by and put them in your box through the auger-hole by opening the end of your catcher and thriisting it up into the hole. If they do not go up at once, darken the loAver portion and then they will go up. Then darken your box by putting a cloth over it and place it in an elevated position. Wait about three minutes for the bees to fill up. After this time has elapsed remove your cloth and slide your glass cover out. At first they Mill fly around and around till they get their Ijearings. Then they will go in a straight line to their home. After you get their line, and plenty of bees are coming to your bait, close" the box with the bees in it. Move on in the course which the bees followed. Repeat this several times, all the time keeping watch for their den in the trees. If you will place yourself in a position so that the sun will be on the opposite side of the tree you can see them very easily as they fly back and forth. My friend and I often hunt bees, and have never failed to locate them where we found them watering. If you don't find them the first time., keep trying, and finally yoii will succeed. We found where bees were watering at a mountain spring about one and a half miles from home, so one bright morning we took our outfit and went after them. After we reached the place we followed the plan I have related and soon foun/3 two trees inhabi
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