Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1899 — Bees Stole Back Pilfered Honey. [ARTICLE]

Bees Stole Back Pilfered Honey.

A curious incident of the bee world Is reported from Hampshire, England. A cottager took two large barer of honey and a square section from one of his hives. This honey he put Into a large pan and covered it with a cloth, placing it in an upstairs room of his cottage. During the day the bees got scent of the honey through the open window and the whole hive entered the room, crept under the cloth cover and took away all the honey in an incredibly short time and stored it Jn their hive again. The quantity was about ten pounds in weight.