Show PLEASURE IN KEEPING BEHS BEES no more interesting or profitable tabla connected with farm best beart keepers are women ny C M W BENTLEY As aa a side I 1 line no considering tho the ex penso of installation there Is no more mor interesting and profitable business than beekeeping not only la Is tills this true for the and farmer but to the residents of cities those in mercantile ind professional alnes some of the best beekeepers bee keepers are women truo true it Is ia that time and attention and preliminary knowledge aro are necessary 0 but experience will be gained rapidly when tho living hying bees are studied in connection with printed instructions Instruction fi II 11 A visit to nn an apiary conducted by a practical beekeeper will furnish ablo able suggestions and interest in tho the work no ono one who wishes to derive tho greatest pleasure and profit from his boos boes should expect the little fellows to do good work provid ed cd with suitable hives do riot not for a moment attempt to keep bees in hollow bollow logs or plank boxes instead modern hives which can be opened from time to time so eo that the truo condition of your bees may bo be studied surplus honey may bo taken off without destroying your bees or oven even disturbing them should your bees become diseased it will bo be an easy matter with a sopar separ ablo hive to inspect them and determine tho the cause like ull nil other industries when first undertaken keepers beekeepers bee should begin in a simple way it you aro are not acquainted with bees it Is best to begin with one colony and one or two 0 simple but modern equipment necessary good books on beekeeping and subscribe tor for one of the boot best bee journals study the living bees and your publications together it will take tak only a comparatively short timo about ono one season to increase your colonies loulos co und and prepare for making honey |