J 4 A Modern Bee- farm 



he may have acquired by many years practice ; but all the same, 

 just here, I advise the novice not to " ride a willing horse to 

 death." You will have difficulties, but do not fly to your well- 

 informed neighbour every time ; consider well what he has told 

 you, and what you may read .; strive to put it into practice and 

 " help yourself." 



It does not much matter at what time of the year you may 

 begin ; you are only a learner, and have first to gain confidence 

 in handling bees before you can make much profit out of them. 

 Get some friend or other bee-keeper of some experience, if 

 possible, to examine the stock you wish to purchase and be 

 guided by him as to its value. Be careful that you obtain a good 

 lot, and in the absence of any friendly advice, you cannot 

 do better than buy a first swarm of some cottage bee-keeper. 

 Obtain your hives of a well-known advertiser and so get them 

 correct to measurement ; otherwise your expected pleasure will be 

 somewhat marred, and your manipulations will become sadly 

 complicated. 



While the number who may be capable of making bee-keeping 

 their sole occupation will be limited, almost everyone can 



' Keep a few Colonies at great advantage to Health, 



and at the same time make the bees pay their own way. Even 

 the scientist need not go to any great expense over his investiga- 

 tions, as with ordinary care his bees can be made to return all the 

 money he may want to lay out for such purposes. 



Many who have hitherto disliked to keep bees from fear of 

 being stung, may now obtain the Carniolan variety, which are so 

 gentle that almost any rough treatment will fail to make them 

 sting. Hive after hive can be examined without resorting to 

 intimidation of any kind ; and while their introduction will enable 

 the operations of the large apiary to be carried out with greater 

 comfort and rapidity than hitherto, these bees will be the cause 

 of very many keeping a few stocks who otherwise would never 

 have done so. 



