CHAPTER IV 



NECESSARY EQUIPMENT 



The equipment which the beginner should 

 buy will depend upon the extent to which he 

 wishes to engage in honey production, and 

 whether he intends to produce comb or ex- 

 tracted honey. If the intention is to engage 

 in beekeeping on a commercial scale as soon as 

 possible, a very careful study of the local flora 

 and of honey-producing systems should be 

 made before starting, in order to avoid the pur- 

 chase of a large amount of equipment which 

 will later be discarded. 



If the intention is to take up beekeeping 

 merely as a diversion and only to keep a few 

 colonies, extracted honey will probably be 

 more satisfactory in nine cases in every ten. 

 Equipment recommended in this chapter will 

 be more especially for the novice who wishes to 



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