CHAPTER XX 
APPLIANCE MAKING FOR AMATEURS 
Our ideal bee-keeper is a handy man to whom 
very little comes amiss. It is an axiom that 
“bees do nothing invariably,” and their many. 
little tricks and vagaries would fill a book many 
times the size of this volume. To deal properly 
with the many curious circumstances which crop 
up calls for a certain amount of adaptability and 
ingenuity, in the making, or improvising, of special 
appliances to suit the needs of the moment. Under 
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these circumstances I am satisfied that most people 
who are able to keep their bees in order will find 
but little difficulty in making the appliances given 
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