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Fig. 

 Photo, F. A: Jacobsen.] 



1 6. — A Bush Apiary with Extracting-tent. 



HANDLING BEES. 



Before any person can be successful witli bees he or she must be 

 able to handle them fearlessly. It is to be expected that the beginner 

 will feel some timidity at first, but a little experience should enable 

 him or her to overcome this. A lesson or two from an experienced 

 beekeeper wUl prove the best help. Do not credit the oft-repeated 

 statement that bees have a particular aversion to some people. A 

 person who thinks this of himself will feel nervous when near bees, and 

 in that condition is likely to do something to irritate them, and uncon- 

 sciously cause them to attack him. There are other influences which 

 may cause bees to be irritable and sting without apparent reason — 

 viz., a threatening shower, dull days, a temporary stoppage in the flow 

 of nectar, rough handling, killing bees, and quick actions. Experience 

 should bring confidence ; if it does not within a reasonable time, it 

 would be better for the person to drop out of beekeeping. 



Fig. 17. — Hive Tool. 



