60 BEEKEEPING 



of bees witliout either smoke or veil 

 and many writers disdain the use of a 

 veil when posing for bee pictures. Much 

 harm has been done by this practice for 

 the beginner has been loaded full of a 

 cocky assurance which makes him think 

 bees do not sting under any circum- 

 stances, and then there comes a day of 

 reckoning when the bees are feeling 

 peeved about the last election or some- 

 thing similar and the novice gets a dose of 

 stings that dampens his enthusiasm very 

 considerably. 



Therefore, never attempt to work 

 around a colony of bees without a good 

 bee-veU over your head. It is best to put 

 the veil on over a wide brimmed straw 

 hat as the hat will hold the netting away 

 from your face. I usually turn up the 

 collar of my shirt and tie the lower ends 

 of the veil under my necktie. In this way 

 I make a bee-tight joint around my neck 

 and have no fear that any crawler may 

 suddenly appear on the tip of my nose. 



