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Show BEES TOO SMART FOB HTM. They Found' a Way to Get Back Honey Taken Fxorn Hives. Ono of our neighbors has for a number num-ber of years past derived a very satisfactory satis-factory revenue from tho Industry of his bees. His farm lo a village lot 60 by 200 feet, in a sheltered corner of which he keeps a few colonies of bees. With the numerous families ho has always al-ways lived ln the mast perfect harmony of purpose, and each Individual seema to know and respect him, however warlike war-like they may appear to strange faces. When all the boxes were filled this season sea-son they were replaced by others, as Is tho usual custom. This operation did not commend Itself to the bees, as It taxed their proverbial Industry to too great an extent ln a season of few flowers, like tho past. Seemingly, a council was held and the question of tho winter's supply of food duly considered and soon carried Into effect. Some wise bee found a small hole In the attic, where 100 or more pounds of honey was stored. At once all the forces of the colonies were summoned, sum-moned, and with determination that knows no failure they transferred every particle of honey from the garret to the now boxes on the hives.. A few days ago, when our bee farmer went to the garret for a supply to fill an order, he found ho had been robbed. No, It waa not robbery"! The bees got back what had been taken from them. It was theirs. Now England Homestead. |