RACES OF BEES. 89 



The Holylands are found in the Holy Land — hence 

 their name ; while the home of the Syrians is further 

 north. Of these bees it may be said that they are 

 somewhat like the Cyprians, and equally to be 

 avoided. 



At the time of their introduction to the Western 

 parts of the continent, much was said in regard to 

 their wonderful powers, and much was proved both 

 for and against them. The late Mr. C. N. Abbott, 

 soon after the introduction of these races, recorded a 

 profit from a cross-bred colony of Syrians of £20 in 

 one season. Their bad qualities, however, showed up 

 so abundantly that the Messrs. Abbott Brothers 

 announced subsequently that they had swept their 

 apiary clear of such truculent pests. It is very rarely 

 that these races from the extreme east of the Mediter- 

 ranean are now met with, or even heard of, bee-keepers 

 of experience being satisfied with the native bee, the 

 Ligurian, or the Carniolan. 



Caeniolans. 



These have been called the ladies' bees from the fact 

 that compared with other bees they are much less dis- 

 posed to sting during manipulations. Mr. B. Cori, of 

 Bruz, Bohemia, first made known the desirable quali- 

 ties of these bees to Europeans. Mr. F. Benton, who 

 has perhaps had as much experience of this race as 

 any bee-keeper in Europe, remarks that they may be 

 considered a variety of our own black or German bee. 

 Its home is in Carniola, a province in South lUyria, 

 S.W. Austria. Mr, A. Neighbour was the pioneer 



