2 BEE-KEEPING, A FASCINATING PURSUIT 
under given circumstances in order to get along well. One who 
loves and understands bees seldom has trouble on account of 
stings. The sting is a weapon of defence, seldom of offence, and 
the bee-keeper must know the liberties they will resent (Fig. 2). 
Fic. 1.—A bee-keeper who makes pets of his bees. 
Of course there is a difference in the disposition. Some bees 
are crosser than others, and, perhaps, there are bees which one 
would hardly care to cultivate as pets. The author has at differ- 
ent times had a great many colonies of Italians, Crosses, and 
Blacks. Some have been gentler than others, but he has usually 
been on friendly terms with all. The practical bee-keeper will 
