116 TRANSFERRING BEES. 
might, if the bees were carried immediately to the stand, 
incite robbing. 
Transferring is by no means so formidable an operation 
as at first appears. I have transferred a very large 
number of swarms from the old box hives, without pro- 
tection for hands or face, and now the bees seldom show 
any disposition to sting. Yet I would advise beginners 
to protect themselves, until by practice they become 
familiar with the work.* “Practice makes perfect”’ is an 
old and true saying, and it applies to all operations with 
bees, I assure you. In my first attempts at this work I 
thought I must be protected, and I would not for the 
world proceed without a protector, and that of the most 
invulnerable kind. Now, having had much practice, I 
feel no necessity for any covering whatever. I trust I 
have made my method of transferring perfectly plain, so 
that all who wish may avail themselves of its advan- 
tages. 
*To protect the hands use thick woolen mittens. To such as wish, I will 
furnish a veil, so constructed as to protect face and neck, price one dollar 
by mail. When thus protected the most timid can proceed with any work 
required among the bees without fear of stings. 
