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THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPER. 



June, 



it is all you have heard and more too. 

 I could not begin to describe to you, 

 and do my Kentucky friends justice, 

 the true hospitality with which I 

 was made welcome. 



Mr. Weaver has a brother-in-law, 

 a Mr. C. T. Biggers, of whom I will 

 send you a picture later on, which, I 

 believe, will be interesting. 



Fred W. Muth. 



veil. With your permission I should 

 like to give a description of the veil 

 I use at my place in West Groton, 

 N. Y. It is absolutely bee-proof, and 

 does not give the bees any chance to 

 sting one about the neck. 



Out of thin gingham an over-shirt 

 is made that comes up even with the 

 shoulders, and the sleeves long 

 enough to come to the knuckles, 

 where a piece of rubber cord holds 

 it snugly around the hand. An open- 

 ing is cut for the thumb, so that only 

 the fingers and thumb are exposed, 

 A rubber tape around the waist keeps 

 it snug there also. 



The veil proper is made of bobbi- 

 net, which I obtain at millinery sup- 

 ply houses, and comes i8 inches in 

 width. It is cotton goods and very 

 strong. This is sewed around the 

 top of the over-shirt, and is large 

 enough to pass freely over the brim 

 of the hat. An elastic cord, per- 

 manently secured, holds it snugly 

 around the crown. 



Now for the vision part of it: I 

 cut a piece of black wire-cloth about 

 nine inches square and hem the edges 

 with strips of oil cloth or strong 

 muslin, first lapping over the edges 

 of the wire-cloth so that the points 

 will not punch through the binding. 

 Now cut out an opening in the front 

 nf the bobbinet, having the top come 

 on a line with the hat brim. 



Make the shirt loose enough so 

 that it can be easily put on and taken 

 ofif. When one wants a drink he can 

 easily slip the rubber ofif over the 

 hat crown and drop it down con- 

 veniently. 



To keep the blouse up snugly, I 

 attach a piece of rubber tape across 

 the back from shoulder to shoulder, 

 which holds it in place nicely. 



I rub parafifin over the back of the 

 cloth covering the hands, which fills 

 the fabric and prevents stinging. 



With this rig I can work all day 

 Photo by H. E. Hill, jn the buckwheat season and never 

 MR. D. H. coGGSHALL IN HIS FAVORITE have 3. single ''bee in my bonnet." 

 BEE-RIG. Stuart, Fla., Feb. 20, 1907. 



ANOTHER BEE DRESS. jf ^^e shallow frame is no good for 



D. H. COGGSHALL. wintering, how is it that bees in their 



_ __ natural abode — the hollow tree — often' 



Editor American Bee-Keeper: ^^^^^ combs built eight feet in length 



In The Bee-Keeper for February, I and only six to eight inches wide and 



see pictures of the Latham-Miller bee winter successfully? — Grant Stanley. 



