HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



accompany the bees as they come and go 

 from their humble home to the fields in quest 

 of nature's sweets. 



Instead of chaos being the order of things, 

 the very reverse is true; and each denizen of 

 the hive has its allotted task which it busily 

 and joyfully performs, and that with clock- 

 like precision. 



The young bees for the first few days of 

 their existence spend their time in taking care 

 of their developing brothers and sisters, feed- 

 ing the larvae a food made of a mixture of 

 honey, pollen, water, and a secretion from 

 the glands of the head and chyle-stomach, 

 and only varying this task by an occasional 

 play spell of flying in front of the hive during 

 the early part of the afternoon. Other bees, 

 fully matured, are afield in quest of pollen 

 from the flowers, while others are gathering 

 propolis, or bee-glue, with which to firmly 

 fasten the lids and bottom boards of their 

 homes. Others still are carriers of water, 

 while the main force of field bees are busily 



