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Then with a pair of old opera glasses , I watched his flight just as far as I could see him . Going over to that point , I repeated the experiment . After doing it for about six times I saw my loaded bee rise , and make for this tree . Then , as it was a warm noon , I discovered a swarm of young bees trying their wings away up in the air , and I knew I had located the tree hive . It is an easy job , once you get on to it , Hugh . '' `` Some time I 'd like to come out with you and try for another hive , '' observed the other scout . `` But it 's too late this year , because , unless a very warm day happens to come along , the bees will stick close to their hives . ''