80 PROFITS OF BEE KEEPING. 
out. I think your hive is what every bee keeper should 
have to make a success of bee keeping. 
A gentleman from Missouri, under date of May Ist, 
1879: “Your bee hive I like very much. I put in the 
swarm last season. They did much better than any 
swarm I had in the American hive. I took away more 
surplus honey than from any of the others. I can 
recommend the Controllable Hive to all bee keepers. 
This spring I have put up fourteen more Controllable 
Hives and shall use no other hive in the future.” 
A lady bought a swarm of Italian bees of me in 1874, 
and from that one stock she increased to over twenty the 
third season, besides obtaining over one hundred pounds 
of nice surplus honey from the swarm I sent her in the 
first season. 
Here I desire to be clearly understood. I do not 
wish to hold out inducements which will never be realized, 
for the purpose of causing any one to commence bee 
keeping with unreasonable expectations of profit. There 
is labor and care required to bring success in any enter- 
prise; and usually the greater the care and labor 
bestowed on any business, the greater the reward in 
profits. Bees give ample return for each little care and 
attention bestowed upon them; and if neglected and 
permitted to go uncared for, there is corresponding loss. 
I believe that bee-keeping on correct and scientific prin- 
ciples should be encouraged, until bees enough are kept 
to collect the honey now allowed to go to waste, and 
