the bee moth from increasing and foul brood or other diseases 

 from getting a foothold in the apiary, the bee-keeper has not 

 in any way been a menace to others. The amount of honey 

 secured has been that much of an otherwise waste-product 

 saved and has become a valuable and pleasant food for human 

 consumption. The bees have also performed a great function 

 for which they were undoubtedly created, — the better fertiliza- 

 tion of fruit bloom and flowers, thereby increasing the amount 

 of fruit which has become a natural and valuable food for 

 human use. 



How TO Get Started With Bees 



When one's interest and desire to undertake the care of bees 

 and production of honey has been aroused, if only to supply 

 their own table, one is often troubled as to just how to go 

 about it. 



Fig. 1. — ^A good sm'Oker, an indispensab le tool in the apiary 



There are some things which every beginner should possess 

 as soon as they become the owner of a colony of bees, which 

 are named in the order of their importance. 



A bee-smoker (see Fig. i) and veil, a pair of gloves which 

 will protect the hands and wrists from stings, which may all be 



