. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 450 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, July 20, 1899. h'eJti^s a Jjeaxt foi' the work, he finds some deg^ree of pleasure in caring for thein, he had better not attempt to keep them at all. as they will only prove a source of annoy- ance without profit. "" To make a successful bee-keeper requires a special gift, or a natural' aptness for the business, the facultj- of per- ceiving what needs to be done, and an inclination to do it promptly.' The old Spanish adage, " Never to do anything to-daj' vrhich can be put off until ; does
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 450 AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL, July 20, 1899. h'eJti^s a Jjeaxt foi' the work, he finds some deg^ree of pleasure in caring for thein, he had better not attempt to keep them at all. as they will only prove a source of annoy- ance without profit. "" To make a successful bee-keeper requires a special gift, or a natural' aptness for the business, the facultj- of per- ceiving what needs to be done, and an inclination to do it promptly.' The old Spanish adage, " Never to do anything to-daj' vrhich can be put off until ; does not apply to bee keeping, as it savors too much of slothfulness ; but the old Anglo-Saxon maxim, "Nev^r leave until to-mormw vrhat can well be done to-day," will be found more applica- ble, being much more in harmony with the assiduous activ- ity of the bees. We are living in a progressive age. No other period in the world's history has ever been signalized by such won- derful developments in science and art as has been brought to light this 19th century. The great labyrinth of Nature's mysteries has seemed to be set open unto men, and forces and principles which have lain dormant since the beginning of the creation, have in our day been brought forth and made subservient to the will of man with astonishing re- sults. And while such unparalleled progress has been made in other directions, bee-keeping has also received its share of attention, and I feel quite safe in saying that more pro- .gress has been made in the management of bees, during the latter part of this century, than during all the thou- ?sands of years of previous historj'. Bee-keeping in its present stage of development is fully entitled to take rank as one of the arts, and were it,not for -the variableness of the .seasons, the changeableness of the .weather, and other atmospheric conditions vipon which the secretion of nectar in the flowers is so largely dependent, and upon which hing-es the turning-po
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