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about bees. Maeterlinck is the Homer of the bees and, therefore, he has a right to poetic license.
Miller, Dr. C. C. "Forty Years Among the Bees." This is a simply told history of the experiences of a successful bee man. It is a most honest and often a humorous record of bee-keepers' successes and failures.
Morley, Margaret. "The Bee People."
Morley, Margaret. "The Honey-Makers." The first of these books is written charmingly and simply for children and covers in an interesting manner the life of the bee. "The Honey-Makers" gives a most extended account of the relation of bees to men, giving extensive quotations from Hindu, Egyptian, Greek and Italian literatures and also a most interesting chapter on the curious superstitions and customs regarding the honey-bee.
Quinby, Moses. "Mysteries of Bee-Keeping," revised by L. C. Root and now called, "Quinby's New Bee Book." This is a simple, straightforward account of a practical man's dealings with bees.
Root, A. I. "ABC of Bee Culture." The author may be pardoned if she speaks with special enthusiasm of this book, as Mr. Root was the special teacher that helped the Comstock apiary achieve success. The interesting and truly human way that Mr. Root refers to bees is not only inspiring, but is also most practically helpful. The "ABC of Bee Culture" is arranged conveniently, encyclopedia fashion, so that the discussion of any subject in it may be readily found. Every page of it is interesting, and is based upon the actual experience of a man who is at once a keen observer, a sympathetic friend to the bees, and a most successful apiarist.
