BEES FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. 



BY G. GORDON SAMSON. 



Opinions of tlie Press on tlie First Edition. 



"This is a capital work on the subject of bees. The whole of the 

 details of management are clearly given, without undue elaboration, 

 and there are many indications that the chapters are the outcome of 

 actual experience." — Mark Lane Express. 



" A practical treatise on manipulation and management. . . . Portable 

 in form and cheap of cost, it should form part of every bee-keeper's 

 equipment." — Nature. 



" The book is the result of exhaustive experiments which the author 

 has carried out. . . . Written in plain, simple language, the aim of the 

 writer has been to explain as tersely and as briefly as possible the 

 mysteries of the beehive, the various manipulations connected with the 

 apiary, and other matters of importance to bee-keepers. The book is 

 one that should commend itself." — Irish Farmincj World. 



" A simple and reliable work, which we have great pleasure in recom- 

 mending as the most pithy and valuable book we have seen." — Horti- 

 cultural Times. 



" The book will be found valuable as a guide to the manipulation of 

 bees, the production of honey, and the general management of the 

 apiary. Tne author has been careful in his calculations, and his con- 

 clusions will be sure to win the consent of readers." — Bristol Observer. 



" This is certainly one of the best handbooks on the subject we have 

 seen." — Banhury Guardian. 



"A useful and thoroughly practical vade mecuin to the arts of the 

 apiary. . . . The book is illustrated throughout, and every possible 

 matter relative to the hjve and its interesting inhabitants is discussed." 

 — Noricich Argus. 



" The intending bee-keeper will find exactly the kind of information 

 required to enable him to make a successful start with his hives. . . . 

 Mr. Samson is a thoroughly competent teacher." — Morning Po.H. 



" We believe that if the author's suggestions are intelligently followed, 

 the results obtained will be as satisfactory as those yielded by other 

 methods. There is a good chapter on the diseases of bees, and the 

 remedies that should be applied." — Westminster Revieiv. 



" An able and interesting exposition of the whole art and mystery of 

 bee-keeping, calculated to teach the beginner the wisest methods of 

 securing the best developments. The author speaks from the fulness 

 of a wide practical knowledge of his subject." — Colonies and India. 



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