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trips, to fill a single cell with honey, and hence bees are 

 very busy. 



As with all domestic animals, there are a number of im- 

 proved breeds of bees. These are larger and produce more 

 honey, and are easier to handle than the common black bee, 

 which is quickly irritated, and is then quite savage. Italian 

 and Carniolan bees are among the best, and can be sent by 

 mail in little ventilated boxes. Such a queen introduced into 

 a hive will soon transform it very nearly to its own kind. 

 It is very instructive and not at all dangerous to have a 

 hive of such bees at a school or home for study (see page 201). 



