Note 1 — Chapter I
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This fact, though it has been denied by those who profess to have had much experience in the management of Bees, is known to every novice in Apiarian science, for he does not suffer much time to pass, after having purchased a swarm of Bees, without endeavouring to ascertain how much honey they have collected, and finds the difficulty of separating the hive from the board upon which it was placed.