THE ADVANTAGES 



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occupy the entire time and attention o£ the owner, a suitable 

 situation will be necessary, but a start may be made under appar- 

 ently unfavorable circumstances. A few colonies are often kept 

 on top of a business building in the city, in the attic, the back 

 yard, or even have been known in the bed-room, with an opening 

 through the sash (Fig. 6). 



One of the greatest advantages of the business lies in this 

 possibility of development, without requiring that the learner 



Fig. 6. — A few colonies may be kept on the root. 



leave his regular home or business until he has learned much 

 concerning the new venture and is able to judge whether he is 

 likely to be adapted to the work. Men and women, worn out 

 with professional work, and feeling the need of change and of 

 work in the open air, have found health, happiness, and pros- 

 perity in following this suggestion (Fig. 7). 



Women in many cases are successful honey producers, those 

 who have laid aside the arduous work of the school-room to take 

 it up being not uncommon. 



