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Maxims for opening the hive:
*Have the smoker ready to give forth a good volume of smoke.
*Use the smoker to scare the bees rather than to punish them.
*Do not stand in front of the hive lest the bees passing out and in take umbrage.
*Be careful not to drop any implements with which you are working; take hold of all things firmly.
*Move steadily, and not nervously.
*Do not run if frightened, for the bees understand what running away means as well as you do.
*If the bees attack you, move slowly away, smoking them off as you go.
*If a bee annoys you by her threatening attitude for some time, kill her ruthlessly.
*If stung by a bee, rub off the sting, instead of pulling it out with the nails of the thumb and forefinger and thus forcing more venom into the wound.
*Ammonia applied to the wound made by a bee-sting will usually afford immediate relief.
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