. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 714 AMERICAN BEE lOURNAL Nov. 7, 1901 ^ The Home Circle. ^^ i Conducted bij Prof. fl. J. Cook, Glaremont, Calif. KINDLY INFLUENCE OF FLOWERS AND BEES. I want to thank Prof. A. .1. Cook for the "Home Circle " in general, and in particular for what he said about flowers, on page 63-t. The ladies—wife and daughter—of this ranch are great lovers of flowers, and have about if) plants of differ- ent varieties in the house; but I never thought flowers had any particular moral eftect on the behavior of our farm dog—a thoroughbred shepherd (15 years
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 714 AMERICAN BEE lOURNAL Nov. 7, 1901 ^ The Home Circle. ^^ i Conducted bij Prof. fl. J. Cook, Glaremont, Calif. KINDLY INFLUENCE OF FLOWERS AND BEES. I want to thank Prof. A. .1. Cook for the "Home Circle " in general, and in particular for what he said about flowers, on page 63-t. The ladies—wife and daughter—of this ranch are great lovers of flowers, and have about if) plants of differ- ent varieties in the house; but I never thought flowers had any particular moral eftect on the behavior of our farm dog—a thoroughbred shepherd (15 years old now), that has always been very strict about keeping the other animals about the farm out of mischief, and keeping all strays from intruding on the premises; but it is a fact that he never barks at people when they turn into our yard; on the contrary, he always goes out to meet them, wagging his tail, to strangers as well as friends, as much as to say, "That is right: come right in; you will find a ; He even allowed a thief to carry off a super of honey from my apiary one night a few years ago; but I don't want that trait of his to be known very widely. Instead of giving flowers the credit of " begetting a more kindly, genial spirit," 1 have been inclined to come at it from the other way, that people who are naturally kind-hearted and genial, exerting theiflselves to cultivate those traits, are the ones who, most naturally, take to flowers. It doesn't mat- ter which way you take it, the influence is good both ways. But what about bee-keeping and the influence for good that the " busy bee" e.\erts over those who engage in that business? It may be a little on the order of "compulsory education," but it is certainly a great school in which to learn patience and self-control—elements very essential toward the possession of a "genial, kindly ; Who ever knew a beekeeper and real lover of bees who lacked thes
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