INTRODUCTION 



nectar which "would else be lost on desert air," and also to 

 mingle the pollen of flowers, for 



Trees will flourish all the more, 

 When flowers mate by rifled store. 



The Invalid, by spending a portion of his time in the open 



air, caring for his bees, will not only find his purse replenished, 



but, what is better, returning health. 



He who with health would live at ease, 

 Should cultivate both fruit and bees ; 

 Much labor though the first demands, 

 The second 's for more feeble hands. 



The Merchant and Professional Man, and all who spend m\ich 

 of their time indoors, will find in bee-keeping a pleasant, health- 

 ful outdoor pastime, invigorating to both mind and body. 



Those who own no land may keep Bees. In raising horses or 

 cattle, one must own or hire his pasture lands. They are very 

 serviceable, but they must be fed. Bees require but little room, 

 and find their own food ; for " roam where they will, the whole 

 region is their common." 



The Aged, and in short, every person, who wishes to engage in 

 a fight occupation, which will secure health, ease and indepen- 

 dence, should give this subject an earnest and candid examination 



Bees multiply rapidly, and one who has ten stocks, may, with 

 care, soon expect to have a hundred, and a moderate increase 

 need not interfere with a large annual harvest of honey. 



To the wants of what class of mankind has not the Creator 

 admirably adapted the industry of this insect, and how eloquently 

 this adaptation speaks of his goodness, wisdom and care for the 

 welfare of his creatures ? 



