HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



Be quiet in your movements, and manifest 

 no signs of alarm, and the bees will soon learn 

 that you are not afraid of them and will let 

 you go your way in peace. If you are stung, 

 then take my word for it that it is not nearly 

 as painful or serious as is imagined, and not 

 to be compared with the sting of the yellow 

 jacket or hornet. There may be some satis- 

 faction in the knowledge that the poor little 

 bee pays its life as the forfeit for stinging, as 

 it usually dies shortly after losing its sting. 

 It may be well, however, that they do sting, 

 as it is a guarantee that the business of bee- 

 keeping will never be overdone, and it also 

 protects our hives from meddlers, both two- 

 and four-footed ones. 



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