ICEEP BEES BETTER 



THERE are in the United States probably 800,000 

 persons who own bees, but there are not enough who 

 keep their bees efficiently and there are not enough 

 who make beekeeping a specialty. Efficiency in bee- 

 keeping does not depend on expertness in planning 

 of use of equipment, but depends on the study and 

 effort which the beekeeper puts on the principles 

 back of the various manipulations. The study of 

 the bees themselves must not be neglected, for all 

 beekeeping practice depends on a knowledge of bee 

 behavior. 



The Bureau of Entomology issues a circular, sent 

 free on application, giving lists' of bulletins, books, 

 and journals on beekeeping. 



The bureau desires to encourage efficiency in bee- 

 keeping and to that end endeavors to help all bee- 

 keepers who wish to keep more bees and to keep 

 them better. 



If your beekeeping questions are not answered 

 in the department publications, the Bureau of En- 

 tomology will be glad, at any time, to render any 

 assistance possible. 



KEEP BEES BETTER 



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