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September, Kiho 



Two of G. B. Larinan's helpers taking honey off the hive. The supers are numbered with tlic lii\e numbers. 

 All his worlv is planned so as to have all supers with their combs go on the hive whence tlioy came. It 

 will be noted that the robber-cloth, as shown just at the left of one of the workers, is constantly used. Tlie 

 object, of course, is to prevent the spread of foul brood if present. It will also be noted that the men are 

 wearing Alexander veils. The Alexander, or some type of wire-doth veil, is in almost universal use 

 in California. The building in the background is the extracting-house with walls of galvanized iron. TJiis 

 is the prevailing type of most of the extracting-houses in California. 



Mr. Larinaii 's helpers outside. One man 

 shakes and the other brushes, the shaking 

 being done inside of the super. It will be 

 noted that the super on the wheelbarrow is 

 covered with a robber-cloth. It is Mr. Lari- 

 nan's policy not to have combs ex])Osed any 

 more than is necessary, ami thus to ju'event 

 the spread of bee disease. When the wheel- 

 barrow has two or three supers of comb it 

 is pushed up to the extractiug-liouse shown 

 in the rear. The door is opened and immedi- 

 ately closed, when the combs are extracted. 

 The boys then return for another set of 

 combs; and when they come buck again tliey 

 get the previous set and carry it back to the 

 hive to which it belongs. Mj-. Larinan him- 

 self does the extracting while the young men 

 outside do the heavier work. In other words, 

 Mr. Larinan pursues the policy of saving 

 himself as much as possible, as every bee- 

 man shoidd do when he not only has to use 

 his muscles but also his brain. 



Wire-cloth Bee-veils Almost Universal 

 In California. 



It will be observed that the two men are 

 wearing Alexander bee-veils. Solid wire- 

 chith veils, or veils with wire-cloth facing. 



are in almost universal use in California. 

 They are more substantial and more sting- 

 proof. Let me tell you, dear reader, that 

 bees can and do sting in California; and no- 

 where, except on one occasion, did I find a 

 beeman in the State who would go without 

 a veil, and that is my friend C. F. M. Stone. 

 For some reasoji the bees do not seem to 

 sting him. I noticed they would sting jno 

 a dozen times when they would not sting 

 him once. I conclude the difference is in 

 the smell of the "beast." There must be 

 something in the name, as a stone has no 

 odor, and a root may be sweet, bitter, or 

 aromatic. 



Joking aside, there is no question but that 

 one who perspires freely will be stung mncli 

 oftener than one who does not. Sweaty 

 horses are much more liable to be attacked 

 than those that are dry. Formerly I believed 

 that it was the behavior and not any per 

 sonal odor, because bees will sting some pei- 

 sons more than others. But I have changed 

 my mind. Of course, if a person is stung 

 once he is liable to be stung again shortly. 

 This is on account of the odor of the sting 

 tliMt seems to call for more stinging. 



