CHAPTER VII. 
ANGER OF BEES. 
‘ly HE anger of bees, when once thoroughly aroused, is 
much to be dreaded, as the results which follow 
are often of a very serious nature. In my own case I 
can handle bees with perfect impunity. They rarely 
make any attempt to sting, no matter what liberties I 
take with them. I always intend to be very careful, and 
handle them gently, making them understand that I do 
not mean to harm them. In my first efforts in handling 
bees they were very apt to sting me, for the reason that 
I did not understand their nature; consequently they 
mistook my intentions, and often forced me to seek 
shelter from their attacks. Now I seldom use any pro- 
tection when working among them. Often, in transfer- 
ring the bees and comb from the old box hive to the Con- 
trollable Hive, I roll up my sleeves, and with no pro- 
tection whatever for the hands or face, cut out the comb 
from the old hive, with the bees adhering to it and 
arrange and fasten it in the new hive, without the bees 
making any attempt to sting me. 
I would not recommend any one to do this, until they 
are so well acquainted with, and accustomed to handling 
the bees, as to understand perfectly their every charac- 
