HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



is an evidence of their honey-gathering quali- 

 ties. It may be likewise said that when pre- 

 cautionary methods are taken they soon cease 

 to rob, a thing that cannot be said of some of 

 the other races when the habit has once been 

 formed. After many years of experience 

 with almost every known race of bees, I have 

 been compelled to come back to the Italians 

 as the best general-purpose bee in existence. 



Of late years there has been a tendency 

 toward golden-all-over Italians on the part of 

 some beekeepers, and this demand has led 

 some breeders in their anxiety to quickly 

 produce them to use a Cyprian cross because 

 of their bright golden color, with the result 

 that some strains of Italians are as vicious 

 as the pure Cyprians. For this reason the 

 beginner will do well to select Italians of a 

 leather color, as they are more certain to be 

 of a pure strain, and experience has proved 

 that they winter much better than the golden 

 ones. 



In selecting Italian bees it would be a wise 

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