HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



discouraged and quit working upon the first 

 indication of a cessation of the honey flow, 

 and thus leave a lot of unfinished sections in 

 their supers, while other races will continue 

 working right up to the close of the flow. 



These undesirable traits have induced the 

 majority of beekeepers to discard them, 

 though some beekeepers prefer a hybrid race 

 of Italians and Blacks, as they claim they 

 get in such a mixture of blood the gentleness 

 and hustling qualities of the Italians and the 

 superior comb-building qualities of the Blacks. 

 However, any one who has kept Hybrids can 

 vouch for the fact that what is gained is more 

 than offset by the viciousness of the Hybrid, 

 as they seem possessed of an incurable pro- 

 pensity to sting. 



The Cyprians have been extensively kept; 

 they are natives of the Island of Cyprus, and 

 as honey -gatherers are without an equal. 



They are good defenders of their hives, 

 and will repel the attacks of diseases and 

 robber bees better than any other known 



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