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bors seriously. No fair minded man will wish to annoy others, 
whether or not he is living within his legal rights. 
Watering places where the bees congregate in large numbers 
are frequently sources of great annoyance, as animals that come 
to drink are likely to be stung as well as persons whose duties 
take them there. After the bees come to frequent such a place 
it is a little difficult to check their coming unless the water can 
be covered in such a way that they cannot reach it. 
The wise bee-keeper will provide watering places for his bees 
as described in Chapter IV, early in spring to prevent, as far as 
possible, their going to other places for water. 
After the bees have formed the habit of getting water at 
places where their presence is annoying the bee-keeper should 
assist in every possible way to cover the water supply until they 
begin going elsewhere. 
Flying about Streets or Highways.—lIf the hives are situ- 
ated near the street or highway in such a way that the entrance 
of the hive faces the thoroughfare there is danger of passing 
teams or pedestrians being stung. The beekeeper should see 
that his hives are so placed that the bees do not fly directly into 
any public highway. The entrances should face in the opposite 
direction and if necessary a high board fence or other obstruction 
should compel them to rise high in the air before crossing. This 
will carry them safely over the heads of passers-by. Where per- 
gous or animals are injured by bees under circumstances such as 
these the owner has been held liable for damages. ; 
In Quebec there is a legal regulation that requires that 
where apiaries are within thirty feet of a house or public road a 
board fence at least eight feet high must be erected and the fence 
must extend at least fifteen feet beyond the limits of the apiary. 
According to the editor of the American Bee Journal the bee- 
keepers feel that this regulation is a protection of their interests 
since they may keep bees anywhere by complying with the law. 
At Candy Stores, Etc.—It frequently happens that bees will 
be troublesome where candy is exposed for sale or where the 
