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time, in which event very little will be needed. While the smoker is 

 not in actual use it may be held between the knees so as to be m easy 

 reach when required. 



Three sizes of Root bee smokers. 



Various kinds of veils are used, according to the individual taste 

 of different beekeepers. Cotton tulle is much used for such veils; 

 those with an elastic cord in the top to go over the hat, and another 

 - the bottom of the veil, to go about the neck, being most generally 



preferred. A permanent ' ' bee hat ' ' is 

 made by sewing the veil about the 

 brim of a large hat. Silk material is 

 also employed for bee veils; but, since 

 it is more expensive and easily torn, 

 only a small piece of it is usually 

 sewed up in the front of the cotton 

 tulle veils, as one can see through this 

 finer material much better. For a 

 more permanent bee hat wire screen 

 cloth is much utilized, sewed to the 

 hat and with an apron of cloth on the 

 lower edge to drop over the shoulders. 

 A width of cloth may also be sewed 

 to the upper edge, in place of the hat, 

 and this provided with a rubber cord 

 to go over the crown of the hat. No 

 matter what material is selected for 

 the veil, it should be black in color, 

 as it is the only color which does not 

 interfere with the vision, especially in 

 sunlight. 



It is not only not advisable for the 

 beginner to try to handle bees with- 

 out protection to the face, but every beekeeper should use a bee 

 veil, as a number of stings in the face are not only unpleasant, but 

 may, under certain conditions, produce bad results when least ex- 

 pected. Bee stings are very disagreeable, but how to avoid them, 

 to a certain extent, may soon be learned. A few stings are inevitable, 

 and a person may become more or less immune to them, so that they 

 will not produce any swelling. While they do not affect some persons, 

 others are given much pain and swelling. 





Always In easy reach in case 

 of an emergency. 



