. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 317 faction. This is the best argument in favor of any business. I repeat, then, that the beginner better purchase " dollar queens" of some reliable breeder—one who has made queen- rearing a success for years, and given general satisfaction. I have feared that this "cheap queen " traffic would crush the hard effort, requiring study, time, money, and the most cautious experiment and observation, necessary to give us a very superior race of bees. There is reason to hope now that
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. OR, MANUAL OF THE APIARY. 317 faction. This is the best argument in favor of any business. I repeat, then, that the beginner better purchase " dollar queens" of some reliable breeder—one who has made queen- rearing a success for years, and given general satisfaction. I have feared that this "cheap queen " traffic would crush the hard effort, requiring study, time, money, and the most cautious experiment and observation, necessary to give us a very superior race of bees. There is reason to hope now that it will, at most, only delay it. Enterprising apiarists see in this the greatest promise for improved apiculture, and already are moving forward. Enterprising bee-keepers will purchase and pay well for the bee of the future that gives sure evidence of superior excellence. One thing is certain, "dollar queens " are in the market, and are in demand; so, whether the busi- FiG. Benton Cage.—From Department of Agriculture. ness tends to our good or evil, as rational men we must accept the situation and make the most of things as they exist. IvCt me urge, however, upon the progressive apiarist, that there is no possible doubt but that the bees of the future will be immensely superior to those of to-day. Man can and will advance here as he has in breeding all other stock. If the obstacles in the way are greater because of the peculiar natural history of the bee, then the triumph, when it comes, will be greater, and the success more praiseworthy. TO SHIP QOEKNS. For shipping queens the character of the shipping-cage and of the food are of the first importance. Nothing serves better for a cage than Benton's {Fig. 144), already 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 resemble the original Cook, Alber
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