CHAPTER XXIV 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 
Beekeeping does not consist solely in caring for bees 
and in using or selling their products. The activities of 
beekeepers are expressed in various allied fields and since 
these are things about which the beekeeper wants and should 
have information, it is proposed in a brief closing chapter 
to give a few notes which may be helpful, but which do not 
find a place in the previous chapters. 
Literature on bees and beekeeping. 
In the centuries during which men have been interested in 
the honeybee, hundreds and even thousands of books have 
been written on this subject. No other insect, and perhaps 
no other animal except man, has been so voluminously 
discussed. Many of these books are now of interest only 
to the collectors of old bee books, for the advance in our 
knowledge of these subjects through investigation has 
naturally left many of the older books far behind. That 
there have been in the ranks of bee enthusiasts some men of 
rare powers of observation, is attested by the enduring value 
of some of their works. Even to list the books on bee¬ 
keeping would probably require a book the size of this one, 
so this interesting task must be set aside. The beekeeper 
will find it to his advantage to read almost every one of the 
few books now offered to the American beekeeper. 
In addition to the works issued in book form, there is an 
extensive literature on bees in scientific journals, unfortu¬ 
nately not readily accessible to most beekeepers. Reference 
is made to many of these papers in the preceding pages. 
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