^xxii.] BEE DRESS. 211 



few. And even he who is protected need not be careless 

 as to the feeUngs of his bees; his success and their com- 

 fort will be promoted by his " handling them gently, and 

 as if he loved them." " Familiarity " between bees and 

 their master breeds not " contempt," but affection.* See 

 further under " Stings " (Chap. VI. § vii.). 



* Von Berlepsch denies that bees come really to know their 

 master so as to be able to distinguish him from any one else. We 

 retain the remark in our text as true to the extent that they do 

 become used to his manipulations. 



