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about bees. Maeterlinck is the Homer of the bees and, 

 therefore, he has a right to poetic hcense. 



Miller, Dr. C. C. "Forty Years Among the Bees." This 

 is a simply told history of the experiences of a success- 

 ful bee man. It is a most honest and often a humorous 

 record of bee-keepers' successes and failures. 



MoRLEY, Margaret. "The Bee People." 



MoRLEY, Margaret. "The Honey-Makers." The fir^t 

 of these books is written charmingly and simply for 

 children and covers in an interesting manner the life 

 of the bee. "The Honey-Makers" gives a most 

 extended account of the relation of bees to men, giving 

 extensive quotations from Hindu, Egyptian, Greek and 

 Italian literatures and also a most interesting chapter on 

 the curious superstitions and customs regarding the 

 honey-bee. 



QuiNBY, Moses. "Mysteries of Bee-Keeping," revised by 

 L. C. Root and now called, "Quinby's New Bee Book." 

 This is a simple, straightforward account of a practical 

 man's dealings with bees. 



Root, A. I. "ABC of Bee Culture." The author may 

 be pardoned if she speaks with special enthusiasm of 

 this book, as Mr. Root was the special teacher that 

 helped the Comstock apiary achieve success. The 

 interesting and truly human way that Mr. Root refers 

 to bees is not only inspiring, but is also most practically 

 helpful. The "ABC of Bee Culture" is arranged 

 conveniently, encyclopedia fashion, so that the dis- 

 cussion of any subject in it may be readily found. 

 Every page of it is interesting, and is based upon the 

 actual experience of a man who is at once a keen observer, 

 a sympathetic friend to the bees, and a most successful 

 apiarist. 



