HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



The phase of bee-keeping, however, that 

 most appeals to the average man or woman, 

 is that of honey production, and in this respect 

 it is an unusually safe undertaking. 



It is surprising how locations, apparently 

 most unpromising, will often produce a crop 

 of honey from sources hitherto unsuspected, 

 and yet it is a fact that the bees by their mar- 

 vellous industry, and long flights of as much 

 as five miles from home, will year after year 

 richly reward their owners by a substantial 

 surplus. 



There are possibly not over two hundred 

 persons of all classes, including many pro- 

 fessional men and women, in the United States 

 who make bee-keeping a sole means of live- 

 lihood, and though the possibilities of profit 

 are almost infinite, the majority of people are 

 contented to keep from two to twenty-five 

 hives of bees as a side line. Some of the 

 most successful beekeepers are women, their 

 deft fingers making them particularly adapted 

 to the rapid handling of bees, especially in 



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