Gleanings in bee culture . could make a living by keeping bees. Shesaid they would like to go to the country inthe good fresh air to escape the headachesshe had when sewing in a densely populat-ed city. Apparently she knew nothingabout bees, nor had the slightest idea thatsome theoretical knowledge should precedethe practical. Judging from this I thoughtto myself that she had better leave beekeep-ing alone, and remain with the work shewas accustomed to—for the present at least. I have kept bees for the last twelve yearsas a side line for pleasure and profit, andhave had more or less success—en
Gleanings in bee culture . could make a living by keeping bees. Shesaid they would like to go to the country inthe good fresh air to escape the headachesshe had when sewing in a densely populat-ed city. Apparently she knew nothingabout bees, nor had the slightest idea thatsome theoretical knowledge should precedethe practical. Judging from this I thoughtto myself that she had better leave beekeep-ing alone, and remain with the work shewas accustomed to—for the present at least. I have kept bees for the last twelve yearsas a side line for pleasure and profit, andhave had more or less success—enough, atleast, to urge me on to greater efforts. Be-fore I ventured into the business I lived inthe city proper, although always a lover ofnature. When vei*y young my father livedin the country on a small farm, and per-haps I inherited this love of nature at anearly age. Before I kept bees I had never seen abona-fide bee-hive until an intimate friendbecame interested and purchased two hives 612 GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. Henry Redderts suburban apiary, Cincinnati, .Qhio^., from a befeEig^PPi- He invitecTjiieta visitliim; and Avffiu I did so mj love for ruralscenes all came back. I watched his beescoming in and going out of the hives forhours at a time, and 1 concluded to havesome myself. I sent to the public libraryfor a book on beekeeping. The first I re-ceived was written by Huish, an Englishwriter. As it was written in 1817 the pageswere yellow with age. Next I read Lang-stroths Honey Bee, then Quinbys Bee-keeping, and in addition I subscribed fortwo bee journals. This reading kept mebusy for two years. I made two hives onthe Langstroth pattern in the cellar of myhome, all the while happy in the thought ofmy future venture. I read bees, thoughtbees, dreamed of bees, and awoke in themorning with bees buzzing in my ears. Icertainl} had the bee fever. My next thought was to get a suitablelocation in the suburbs. My text-books andbee-journals had advised me about this, andT f
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