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Conclusion. 
We know a great deal about the natural history of the 
bee, but many authors have got into the way of copying, 
without verification, statements that have appeared in the 
publications of earlier writers, and we are undoubtedly still 
ignorant of many facts about the bee which would be interesting 
and profitable for us to know. It is noteworthy, also, that 
most discoveries of first class importance concerning bees have 
not been made by trained scientific men but by earnest bee- 
keepers, who had no thought of systematic research, but 
followed knowledge for its own sake, and with a patience 
which is becoming rare in these days of hustle and haste to be 
rich. This Bulletin may be concluded, therefore, with the 
suggestion that the thoughtful and intelligent bee-keeper may 
do much to advance our knowledge of the bee, if he will only 
observe carefully, record methodically, and in due course 
publish the result of his observations. 
