APPLIANCES FOE SUBDUING AND HANDLING BEES. gg 



saturated. If the cloth, when not in use, be kept in a close- 

 shut tin box, It will retain its objectionable smell for a long time 

 The solution should be shaken before being used. (Recipe 362), 

 128. Use of veils.— The veil (Fig. 54) is used to protect the 

 face and neck from stmgs. Although bees in a hive may be 

 thoroughly subdued by smoke or carbolic fumes, an occasional 

 bee outside the hive, and which has not been within reach of 

 the subdumg^agent, mav develop a wariike spirit sufficiently 



active to be taken account of 

 (169). Many bee-keepers, from 

 oft familiarity, hold stings in 

 contempt, no matter where 

 applied, becoming immune to 

 the poison when thoroughly in- 

 oculated with it. But others, 

 and especially beginners, are 

 wise in having veils for the pro- 

 tection of the face, and because 

 of the confidence they give dur- 

 ing the manipulation of unami- 

 able stocks. The veil may be 

 made of black netting, or of 

 white netting if a piece of black 

 be added for the front, it being 

 easier to see through black 

 netting than through white. A piece of netting 48" x 24" will 

 make an ample veil; and 36" x 18" will make a veil sufficiently 

 large for most purposes. The ends are sewn together, and a 

 hem is run on one edge, to carry a piece of elastic arranged to 

 grip tightly round the crown of the hat to be used. If worn 

 as in the illustration (Fig. 54), the free end being carefully 

 tucked in and the coat buttoned, it will be next to inipossible 

 for the face to be stung. Some veils have a piece of elastic 

 round the lower edge also as an additional protection; it closes 

 rcund the collar, effectually preventing bees from crawling 

 under. 



129. A Lady's Veil may be made larger, for wear with a 

 broad-brimmed hat. A strip of broad elastic is sewn in the 

 lower edge so that it will fit over the shoulders, and two straps 

 passing under the arms and buttoning in front, keep the veil 

 in position. Ladies sometimes wear overalls to which the veil 

 fastens, and which are tied or strapped round the waist (169). 

 Mosquito netting makes an excellent lady's veil. 



130. The Wire-cloth Veil (Fig. ss) is not so comfortable as 

 a net veil, but it has the advantage that the wind cannot blow 

 it against the tip of the nose or chin at the precise moment 

 when an aggressive bee is seeking a point of attack. On the 



