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propensity for swarming. If this can be 

 overcome by plenty of ventilation and room, 

 in advance of their requirements, they are 

 much to be recommended. 



Other Varieties. Other yellow varieties 

 which have been introduced from time to 

 time are the Cyprians, Syrians, and Pales- 

 tines, but experience has shown that though 

 they have many good qualities, these do not 

 make up for their undesirable ones, amongst 

 the worst of which is a very variable tempera- 

 ment, some of them being so vicious that it 

 is almost impossible to approach them. They 

 are now very little imported. 



There are many kinds of hives on the Hives 

 market, and it would be impossible in this 

 short space to attempt to discuss them. 



Bees will work almost anywhere, and an 

 experienced bee-keeper could comfortably 

 manage a stock of bees in a badly made or 

 badly constructed hive, whereas to a beginner 

 they would be a constant source of worry 

 and stings. It is therefore essential that we 



