. The book of bugs. The Busy Bee. 207 But the cleverest trick of all is one that an old clergy- man in the State of Wyoming invented. Along about the time his stocks began to get the fidgets he would pick up dead bees and string them as one strings worms for eel-bobs. When he got a bunch about as big as a hen- egg, he left a few strands hanging loose and fastened it up in a conspicuous place. When a swarm came boiling out it would " follow the crowd," as it thought, alight on this " bee-bob," and'he would gather them in before they got off the premises. Bees swarm when they
. The book of bugs. The Busy Bee. 207 But the cleverest trick of all is one that an old clergy- man in the State of Wyoming invented. Along about the time his stocks began to get the fidgets he would pick up dead bees and string them as one strings worms for eel-bobs. When he got a bunch about as big as a hen- egg, he left a few strands hanging loose and fastened it up in a conspicuous place. When a swarm came boiling out it would " follow the crowd," as it thought, alight on this " bee-bob," and'he would gather them in before they got off the premises. Bees swarm when they think there is enough brood coming on to populate the hive after they leave. In the old straw skep that artists will draw you for a hive, though they never saw one in their lives, broodcomb and h o n e y c o m b were all in the one inclosure, and the bees had to be mur- d e r e d or smoked out before the honey could be got. But nowadays there is an upstairs to the hive, where the bee- master puts the comb as fast as it is made. The queen never goes up there to lay eggs, and the bees stock the frames with honey. The bee-master sees to it that the brood is kept up, for in the busy season workers are old and worn out in six weeks, and they have many foes. If he robs them, he also feeds them. When there is. Fig. 42. How to clip a queen's wings with a dull Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sutherland, Harvey. New York ; London : Street & Smith
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