20 BEGINNER'S BEE BOOK 



reason its use has been neglected by many, who 

 have substituted the cheaper corn syrups so 

 widely advertised. When it is considered that 

 these low-priced substitutes are low in sweet- 

 ening value and also injurious to the digestive 

 system, it will only require that the public be 

 informed of the facts to restore honey to its 

 former popularity as a food product. 



The establishment of courses in beekeeping 

 in so many agricultural colleges will tend to 

 popularize its use, since its merits will be in- 

 vestigated and made loiown by the domestic 

 science departments as well as apiculturalists. 



Beekeeping a Specialty. — Beekeeping is 

 becoming more and more a specialty. While 

 there are still thousands of professional people 

 who keep a few bees as a diversion, the bees 

 under the apple tree on the general farm are 

 becoming fewer every year. The spread of dis- 

 ease is largely responsible for this condition. 

 While it is not difficult for the well-trained bee- 



