V. 



VEILS. The necessity of using face 

 protectors will depend largely upon the race 

 of bees to be handled. To deal with hybrids, 

 Cyprians, or Holy-Lands, we would recom- 

 mend one to wear a veil. With pure Italians 

 it is not so necessary; still we always prefer 

 to have one handy. Its use in any case 

 gives the apiarist a sense of security to en- 

 able him to work to much better advantage 

 than he would if continually in fear of every 

 cross bee that chanced to buzz near his eyes. 



The two great objections to the use of 

 veils are that they necessarily obstruct the 

 vision more or less, and obstruct the free 

 circulation of air in hot weather, and thus 

 tend to make the wearer sweaty and uncom- 

 fortable . 



steel hoop; and when the veil is placed over 

 the hat and properly drawn down it can not 

 touch the face or neck, and hence leaves no 

 possible chance for stings. During hot days 

 when bees require the most attention in the 

 apiary, a coat or vest is simply intolerable. 

 In the absence of either one of these gar- 

 ments the corners of the veil may be drawn 

 under the suspenders. The four plates here- 

 with show successively this manner of draw- 

 ing the veil under the suspenders, and its 

 position when in use. The last view of the 

 series shows how easily it can be drawn out 

 from under the suspenders and raised above 

 the hat while not in use. Many apiarists 

 work a good part of the time with the veil 

 raised. When the suspender method of 



MA^JSKU UF ADJUSTUN'W A BKK-VKIL UAUKH TUK ^^L'Sl'KxNDiLli 



CORD EN THE BOTTOM. 



WnjKKE TUEUK IS iSO ELASTIC 



The very nicest veil is one made entirely 

 of silk tulle, although somewhat expensive. 

 The material is so tine that a whole veil of it 

 can be folded to go in a small vest-pocket. 

 We carry one of these constantly during the 

 working season of tlie bees, and it is always 

 ready for an emergency. It neither ob- 

 structs the vision nor prevents the free cir- 

 culation of air on hot days. A cheaper one, 

 though not so light nor cool, is made of gren- 

 adine with a facing of silk tulle net sewed 

 in. The grenadine is strong, and the brus- 

 sels-net facing obstructs the vision but little 

 if any. Tlie top of the veil is gathered with 

 a rubber cord, so that it may be made to fit 

 closely around the crown of the hat. 



Our boys wear a bro id-brimmed cloth hat, 

 costing about 20 cents each. These hats are 

 very light, will fit any head, and can be fold- 

 ed and put in a coat-pocket. Tlie under 

 side of tlie brim is green; the upper side of 

 the crown is a drab color. This broad brim 

 is supported and held out by means of a 

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holding is used one can raise or lower and 

 fasten the veil in a moments time. Where 

 a rubber cord is used it can be stretched 

 around the shoulders, and caught at the bot- 

 tom of the waist or shirt front with a safety- 

 pin, as shown in the next illustration. 



But there are many who prefer a veil with 

 a rubber cord inserted in the bottom, fasten- 

 ing the same by means of a large safety-pin 

 to the clothing. Unlike the other veils shown 

 with no elastic in the bottom of the fringe, 

 this veil can be used by a man or woman, be- 

 cause the safety-pin can be secured to the 

 clothing of either. But in putting this on, 

 care should be taken to draw the elastic 

 clear down near the bottom of the waist, se- 

 curing it with a pin as shown in the first il- 

 lustration. No. 2 looks very nice, but the 

 movement of the arms will soon push the 

 cord above the shoulders, leaving it so loose 

 that bees can i-eadilj' crawl up. No. 3 is bet- 

 ter; and if the elastic is stifE enough very 

 good results will be secured. But if not, the 



