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mission. Their impulse is, to fill themselves with honey, 

 after which they are more peaceable. There are often 

 occasions when they will require the repeated use of 

 smoke to force them to yield. 



MEANS OF PKOTBCTION. 



It has been my effort to show that the fear of stings 

 should be no hindrance to the pursuit of bee culture ; 

 yet there are many who will need further protection to 

 insure confidence, especially when handling hybrids. 

 For those who must protect their hands, there is nothing 

 better than long rubber gloves. An over-sleeve of cotton 

 cloth with an elastic in each end to hold it snugly in 

 place, at wrist and elbow, will prevent rambling bees 

 from making explorations inside of one's sleeve. 



BEE VEIL. 



To guard the face, a veil of mosquito netting, tarlatan, 

 or lace, is sometimes indispensable. A piece a yard and 



one-quarter by three-quarters 

 or five-eighths of a yard, 

 should be sewed together, 

 with an elastic in one end 

 to be adjusted over the hat 

 crown. Four or five inches 

 from the top insert a piece of 

 coarse-meshed wire cloth of 

 as fine wire as can be obtain- 

 ed. This should be about 

 6x9 inches. At a suitable 

 „. „„ distance from the bottom at- 



ilg. 23.— BEE VEIL, ,1 . 



tach a narrow tape to tie 

 about the neck, as shown in fig. 22. Stout, black, bobi- 

 net lace, answers an excellent purpose, and is thought 

 by some to be better for the eyes than the wire cloth. A 



