HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



The phase of bee-keeping, however, that 

 most appeals to the average man or woman, 

 is that of honey production, and in this respect 

 it is an unusually safe undertaking. 

 . It is surprising how locations, apparently 

 most unpromising, will often produce a crop 

 of honey from sources hitherto unsuspected, 

 and yet it is a fact that the bees by their mar 

 vellous industry, and long flights of as much 

 as five miles from home, will year after year 

 richly reward their owners by a substantial 

 surplus. 



There are possibly not over two hundred 

 persons of all classes, including many pro- 

 fessional men and women, in the United States 

 who make bee-keeping a sole means of live- 

 lihood, and though the possibilities of profit 

 are almost infinite, the majority of people are 

 contented to keep from two to twenty-five 

 hives of bees as a side line. Some of the 

 most successful beekeepers are women, their 

 deft fingers making them particularly adapted 

 to the rapid handling of bees, especially in 



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