flies, ants and bees. The bees will come after their honey and carry 
it all back to their hive again if they can find it. 
And who can blame them for this when Zeus himseK gave them 
the privilege of carrying it from Mt. Olympus and storing it away. 
When an infant, Zeus was hidden by his mother on the Island of Crete 
and cared for there by the nymph Mehssa, who fed him on goats' 
milk and honey. The honey, "nectar of the Gods", was carried drop 
by drop from Mt. Olympus to baby Zeus by the faithful bees and it 
was for this service that he rewarded them. We can always remember 
the nymph and her connection with bees because the honey bee has 
been called Apis Mellifica, after Melissa. 
The following notes may be useful to the prospective bee-keeper: 
United States Department of Agriculture 
Bureau of Entomology 
Washington, D. C. 
Bulletins for free distribution: 
Farmers Bui. 447, Bees 
" " 503, Comb Honey 
" " 653, Honey and its Uses in the Home, 
" ** 695, Outdoor Wintering of Bees 
Bee- Journals Published in the United States 
American Bee Journal, Hamilton, 111. 
Gleanings in Bee Culture, Medina, Ohio. 
Domestic Beekeeper, North Star, Mich. 
The Western Honey Bee, Covena, Cal. 
Beekeeper^ s Item, New Braunfels, Texas. 
Books of Interest to Beekeepers 
ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture, A. I. and E. R. Root 
Beekeeping, E. F. Phillips 
Productive Beekeeping, F. C. Pellet 
Short Courses in Beekeeping 
School of Horticulture for Women, Ambler, Pa. 
Short courses with practical work starts in April, also during the winter 
at University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., New York State College of 
Agriculture, Ithaca, N. Y., and Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ont. 
The Kew Flagstaff 
Extensive preparations are being made for the erection of this 
gigantic flagstaff. Experts have been engaged for the work, and it is 
hoped that it will be up in a few weeks' time. This magnificent speci- 
men of Douglas Fir, which is 214 feet long, will arouse great interest 
when it is erected, as it is the largest flagstaff in the world. — The Garden. 
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