HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



Sometimes it is a good thing to take the 

 extracting cage referred to in another part 

 of this book, and in it have a hive of live 

 bees. The operator can then go through an 

 interesting performance that will astonish 

 the natives, and secure a large sale of his 

 honey. 



Other beekeepers take a little cage of live 

 bees under their arms and visit the business 

 offices of our large cities, taking orders for 

 honey in gallon cans at $2 a gallon to be sent 

 by express C. O. D. at the expense of the 

 buyer; in this way a profitable employment 

 is secured for the beekeeper during the entire 

 winter months, with a larger profit for his 

 honey than if it were sent to the city whole- 

 sale. 



Where the output runs up into many tons, 

 it will be more satisfactory for the producer 

 to send it to the cities in bulk, but even in this 

 case there is no reason why the producer 

 should not dispose of a large amount of his 

 output to the grocery trade in bottles, and 



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