FOREWORD 



Almost every community has some beekeepers. For the 

 city man and woman it is often a source of recreation and with 

 the farmer it is more of a side line. In many instances, the 

 business side is lost sight of and the financial returns are not 

 paying for the time and money invested. On the other hand, 

 there are those who keep bees in a large way, where every de- 

 tail in management is worked out, and results are obtained equal 

 to those derived from other lines of agriculture. 



To succeed either in a small or large way one should select 

 some successful beekeeper in his community and learn from him 

 the methods adapted to that particular locality. 



The beekeeping industry is taking on a new life, extension 

 work along this line is being enlarged, better methods are being 

 adopted, and with larger production has come better markets 

 and higher prices. 



The purpose of this publication is to assist the beekeeper 

 who has handled bees in a small way and has not been very 

 successful on account of the lack of definite information concern- 

 ing some of the more practical methods. 



