. Biggle bee book [microform] : a swarm of facts on practical bee-keeping, carefully hived. Bees. IS btgcij: bkk book WH A I KACI I() ' H) a^c<l. atxl more prone t ellow races, and have the na^^ty hahit o|' llyinj^ directly at one who ai)])roaches thi ir hi\e>. I'he heekeei)er had better pass tlii> race 1)\. and >elect anotbei' that lia-> more desirable trails oi character. âThese lar^e grey bees arc origi- nally from the cool ali)ine regions of Carniola, Anstria. and are n-markably gentle and the pro- dncers of the best comb-honev ever seen. Thev are others, al
. Biggle bee book [microform] : a swarm of facts on practical bee-keeping, carefully hived. Bees. IS btgcij: bkk book WH A I KACI I() ' H) a^c<l. atxl more prone t ellow races, and have the na^^ty hahit o|' llyinj^ directly at one who ai)])roaches thi ir hi\e>. I'he heekeei)er had better pass tlii> race 1)\. and >elect anotbei' that lia-> more desirable trails oi character. âThese lar^e grey bees arc origi- nally from the cool ali)ine regions of Carniola, Anstria. and are n-markably gentle and the pro- dncers of the best comb-honev ever seen. Thev are others, all desirable trait: T\ lev are not onlv verv. IKOM i:»,r. TO iiMSiivi) \\ orkI'I? very j)rolttic. rearing nmcli brood, and owing to their hardiness are afield in the morning long be- fore other races, and \\orl ha\e many desirable traits: the only faidt that can Ijc foinul with them is that they are great swarnier^. bnt with propi-r precautions this can b" held in check. li \.\ I\'rhai)s nine-tenths of professional beekeei)ers keep bees of ijie Italian race, as they seem to ])ossess, in a larger nuasiire than any â¢â .-.â¢<«« mmmmmmttL gentle, bm. being of a bright golden hue. are beamiltd to bchcild. This race is very (pnet when handled, and will no them, despite tlie fact that they are great honey gatherers. Taking all things into consideration, the begin- ner will make n<t mistake in adopting the Italian bees, and then as he becomes accpiainted with them lie can occasionally bu\ (pieeus of other races and try them in comparison. The writer has tried many ditYereiit races and is compelled to say that all things considered the Italian bee is the best general-purpose bee to keep. i^ti I ii*fMyii:i.«»iHii<iiiwi*iiw (l^tENTIONAL SECOND EXPOSURE. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly
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