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bors seriously. No fair minded man will wish to annoy others, 

 whether or not he is living within his legal rights. 



Watering places where the bees congregate in large numbers 

 are frequently sources of great annoyance, as animals that come 

 to drink are likely to be stung as well as persons whose duties 

 take them there. After the bees come to frequent such a place 

 it is a little difficult to check their coming unless the water can 

 be covered in such a way that they cannot reach it. 



The wise bee-keeper will provide watering places for his bees 

 as described in Chapter IV, early in spring to prevent, as far as 

 possible, their going to other places for water. 



After the bees have formed the habit of getting water at 

 places where their presence is annoying the bee-keeper should 

 assist in every possible way to cover the water supply until they 

 find water elsewhere. 



Flying about Streets or Highways.— If the hives are situ- 

 ated near the street or highway in such a way that the entrance 

 of the hive faces the thoroughfare there is danger of passing 

 teams or pedestrians being stung. The bee-keeper should see 

 that his hives are so placed that the bees do not fly directly into 

 any public highway. The entrances should face in the opposite 

 direction and if necessary a high board fence or other obstruction 

 should compel them to rise high in the air before crossing. This 

 will carry them safely over the heads of passers-by. Where per- 

 sons or animals are injured by bees under circumstances such as 

 these the owner has been held liable for damages. 



In Quebec there is a legal regulation that requires that 

 where apiaries are within thirty feet of a house or public road a 

 board fence at least eight feet high must be erected and the fence 

 must extend at least fifteen feet beyond the limits of the apiary. 

 According to the editor of the American Bee Journal the bee- 

 keepers feel that this regulation is a protection of their interests 

 since they may keep bees anywhere by complying with the law. 

 At Candy Stores, Etc.— It frequently happens that bees will 

 be troublesome where candy is exposed for sale or where the 



