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is it for persons who possessing only one — or perhaps 

 two — queens, which upon throwing irritable workers, are 

 induced to condemn the entire race, and thus prevent 

 many from obtaining what would prove a really valuable 

 acquisition. The whole matter resolves itself simply into 

 this — select those of gentle disposition and breed only 

 from such, destroying any queen which throws disagreeable 

 bees. 



PALESTINE5. 



These are, perhaps, more yellow and beautiful than 

 Cyprians, but can hardly be recommended, as they develop- 

 fertile workers to a greater extent, use more propolis than 

 any others yet named, and while being handled have a 

 very disagreeable habit of biting the fingers. These have 

 often been confused with Syrians, but the two are quite 

 distinct : Palestines come from the Holy Land proper, 

 while the others are found farther north, in the Lebanon 

 mountains. However, very successful results have been 

 secured from a large apiary of these bees, in their native 

 country, by Mr. Baldensperger, when in Jaifa. 



Other Varieties 



have been brought forward from time to time, including 

 the South African, Caucassian, Minorcan, and Punic or 

 Tunisian. The first named are merely hybrids varying 

 fin the same colony) from three yellow bands to almost 

 black in colour, with the usual lighter bars of whitish hair 

 between each segment of the body, in this case of a 

 peculiar ashen-white colour. The queens are almost black, 

 while the workers are smaller than those of any other race 

 cultivated. A number of undesirable traits, apart from 

 being hybrids, prevented their general introduction. 



The Minorcans were freely offered for sale in this 

 country, but these again, though similar to our native race. 



