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BEES AND TRUCK GARDENING 
Bees and chickens in the same back lot, Detroit, Mich. 
given under the head of Swarming and 
Artificial Swarming he will not have 
much trouble with swarms. Taking’ it all 
in all, he can postpone the greater part 
of his bee-work until his chickens do not 
require very much attention; and then he 
can take off his honey, scrape his sections, 
or extract if necessary. 
The great majority of those who keep 
bees in the United States work them in 
connection with some profession or some 
other industry, like fruit-growing or poul¬ 
try-keeping. Some localities do not make 
it feasible for beekeeping to be the sole 
means of livelihood. While it is true there 
are a great many specialists, especially in 
the West, they are in localities that are 
particularly favorable for the keeping of 
bees in a large way. One can scarcely 
make a living from one or two hundred 
colonies; but that number in connection 
with poultry-keeping or the growing of 
fruit helps to make up the general income 
of the family. For a further consideration 
of the question of whether bees can be 
made the sole means of livelihood, see 
Profits in Bf.es, Backlot Beekeeping, 
Specialty in Bees, and the Foreword. 
BEES AND TRUCK GARDENING.— 
Beekeeping can be managed in connection 
with truck gardening, but they do not 
make nearly as good a combination as bees 
and poultry. The difficulty in combining 
bees with gardening is that the latter re¬ 
quires its greatest attention when the bees 
also need a large amount of care. There 
are times and circumstances, however, when 
beekeeping, fruit-growing, and poultry¬ 
keeping might all three be worked to¬ 
gether; but in most cases, probably the 
man who attempted this would be a “Jack 
of all trades and master of none.” 
BEES AND FARMING.— See Farmer- 
Beekeeper. 
BEES AS A NUISANCE.— It would 
seem almost out of place to discuss this 
question in a work intended for study by 
those who believe (and rightly, too) that 
bees are not a nuisance; but, as will be 
shown, there are very good reasons why 
the matter should be calmly discussed in 
order to avoid trouble that may arise in 
the future. Certain difficulties have arisen 
between the keepers of bees and their 
neighbors. Perhaps the bees, after a long 
