Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-04-23
INDUSTRIAL TOPICS.
Suggestions to Persona Who Contemplate
Engaging in the Business Of Beekeeping-
Items Of Interest.
Commencing With Bees.

keeping bees is undoubtedly true.
That more money has been spent in
some localities for colonies of bees,
hives. hOney.cXtractors, boxes, and
frames than the purchasers ever real
ize for honey sold in the market or
eaten in their own houses is also un-
doubtedly true. Every few years there
is n honey craze that affects entire
communities. The inventor of some
newfangled beehive obtains a patent
on it and advertises to sell territorial
rights. Enterprising agents scour the
country, and by means of plausible
talk and tempting circulars induce
many persons to engage in the business
of keeping bees. Several enthusiasts
have written books on the profits of
bec-culture which are misleading. Oc-
casionally magazine writer prepares
an article on this subject which secures
a million readers and gains many
thousands of converts TO the belief
that almost any person can gain fort
une by keeping bees. Paragraphs in
newspapers, which become sweeter
every time they are copied, state
how some crippled soldier, lone widow,
or friendless orphan secured n colony
of bees, and in the course of Il few
years had an apiary of thousand
hives and an income of a retired capi.
talist, The press is always ready TO
chronicle success in any department
OF husbandry. It is responsible for
many of the failures in fruit-raiSing,
sugar-making, poultry breeding, aud
Bookkeeping, because it does not give
the number and extent of the failures
that occur, 1t presents the bright side
of every portion of farm life. The
local paper will inform the public if
one of its subscribers quadrUplcd his
colonies in year and lifted mort
gage with the money received from
the sale of honey. II will make no
mention of the losses sustained by an
other person living in the same town.
That many persons fail in keeping
bees is not wonderful. They 90 into
the business with no knowledge OF 1t
derived from books, observation. or
experience. They are not adapted to
it by nature and do not take kindly to
it. They are not situated where they
can keep bees to advantage, and they
have little or no time TO devote tC
them. They read that Bookkeeping
pays and they are desirous of making
money without work. They should
not expect TO succeed in 4 busnes,
that requires knowledge, skill, care
and watchfulness, as well rs favor
able location. That many persons
have found Bookkeeping both pleasan
and profitable is certain. Not onl,
! men but women and youths have sue
{ cccdcd in keeping bees. In Germany
l. boys and girls manage apiarics an,
derive large incomes from them. Iha
/. many persons in this country woul,
q find the keeping of bees a pleasan
:. and profitable employment seems Ger
,. tain. They should, however, eXercis
d caution and discretion in commcncin
it. They should acquire considcrabl
!, knowledge from books before the
Is purchase their first colony of bee,
The literature pertaining to bees
Q very extensive. Among the best an
II most practical treatiscs on the subicC
are Langstroth's "lIiye and Hone
It Bee, "Quimby's New Bee Keeping,
Il Cooks "Bee-Kecper's Guide King
"Bcc-Kcepcr's Text Book and "BeC
/. and Honey by Thomas &. Newma
/. of this city, who is publisher of III
Amcricn Bee JourRal. Either of III
g above named works will furnish Oh
~ information that is essential to ii
novice in bookkeeping. By CAREFUL
N studying it he can form an opinion
to whether he is adapted to the bus
ness of keeping bees and is willing
take the proper steps in order to b,
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II, learn that something is required
ne him besides buying a hive of bees al
SO getting box to keep them in,
rs 1t is stated by those who have beC
"a hives, and books to sell that bees C;
OF, be kept in city, village, or country
~ excellent advantage. This may
of true If an expert keep tho bees. The
ial are locations particularly adapted
cc oro I"cotions smoolnnS5 s,;,oJ ,o r' o't o'L
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of flowers yielding honey during Sc
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