. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 20, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 241. Review. The Bee-keeper's Vade Mecum, by Henry Geary. A very handy illustrated book of a convenient size for carrying in the pocket. It is exceedingly well written, and will prove interesting reading, even to those who do not keep bees. The chap- ters are well arranged, the advice given is sound, and is useful to both the new beginner and the old hand. Mr. Geary's style is simple and lucid; his meaning is clear, though given in. a comparatively few well-chosen words, which are to the point. He say
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. May 20, 1920. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 241. Review. The Bee-keeper's Vade Mecum, by Henry Geary. A very handy illustrated book of a convenient size for carrying in the pocket. It is exceedingly well written, and will prove interesting reading, even to those who do not keep bees. The chap- ters are well arranged, the advice given is sound, and is useful to both the new beginner and the old hand. Mr. Geary's style is simple and lucid; his meaning is clear, though given in. a comparatively few well-chosen words, which are to the point. He says in Chapter I, " No effort has been, made to deal with the scientific side of the subject over and above what it is incumbent upon every earnest bee- keeper to know. The aim in view is prac- tical bee-keeping on safe lines fcr the beginner and for others more ; This ^es^^lt has been well achieved. We give a few short quotations: "There is no royal road to success in the craft; what is required is perseverance and a commencement at the bottom of the ladder ânot an initial fall from the top ; " The possible profits connected with apiculture is usually one of the first con- siderations of intending bee-keepers, and unfortunately it is not altogether easy to bo very definite. Many good apiarists place it at one pound (£1) per stock per annum, taking a series of years, and probably they are not far wrong Of one thing we may assure the beginner, and that is the fact that with reasonable care his percentage of profits will be very much greater on the whole than is derived from most small live stock. This profit is usually strictly commensurate with the attention given to the bees, and the close study of their ; The above are from Chapter I. The opening para- graph of Chapter II, on " The Life His- tory of Bees" says, "Before embarking upon practical apiculture it is absolutely essential for the student to hav
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