HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



resemble the Blacks that only an expert can 

 distinguish the difference, and if one is not 

 careful, before long the entire apiary will be 

 made up of Blacks. 



The Banats are a race of bees from Hun- 

 gary, in appearance similar to the Caucasians, 

 remarkably gentle, and, best of all, are great 

 breeders in the early spring, so when the 

 honey flow comes on they have a great force to 

 gather it. They build beautiful white combs 

 and gather little propolis, and are so little 

 given to swarming that some beekeepers 

 have claimed that they are a non-swarming 

 race. However, their introduction is so recent 

 that the beginner will do well to pass them by 

 until a thorough test shall have firmly estab- 

 lished their good qualities. 



On the whole it may be said that fully 75 

 per cent of the professional beekeepers prefer 

 the Italians, as this race seems to have more 

 desirable traits and fewer disagreeable ones 

 than any other. These bees came originally 

 from Italy, the first successful importation of 



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