BEE-VEILS. 



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iug one's hands above the combs while the cloth is care- 

 fully removed. We have seen bees withdraw from the 

 frames inside the hive, under this laying on of hands; but 

 we are not sure that such magnetism, if there be magnetism 

 in it, is sufficient to prevent the bees from stinging. 



386. A bee-veil, although objectionable to some bee- 

 keepers, who prefer to handle their bees barefaced, is really 

 a necessity in a large Apiary. Timid persons feel safer in 

 using it, and even the boldest bee-keepers recognize the 

 necessity of wearing one, when colonies become aroused by 

 accident. The best veils are sewed to the outer edge of the 

 rim of a straw-hat ; with a rubber at their lower extremity, 

 to fasten around the neck. The veil caa be slipped on and 

 off in a twinkUng, if necessity requires ; when not in use, it 

 is simply folded into the crown of the hat, where it is 

 always at hand. 



We keep a number 

 of these veil hats in our 

 bee-house, for the ac- 

 commodation of visit- 

 ors, who wish to look 

 through the wonders of 

 the bee-hive, without 

 fear of stings. 



Some veils are made 

 removable, with a rub- 

 ber at each end ; the up- 

 per one being shpped Jl 

 I.' 1 

 over the crown of the 



hat. This veil can be 

 taken off at will, and 

 carried in the pocket. 



In his " Success In Bee-Culture," Mr. Heddon says: "A 

 bee-veil should never be any color but black, as all other 

 shades are more or less difficult to see through clearly," and 



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Fig. 84. 

 VEIL SEWED AROUND KIM OP HAT. 



