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of each hive ; these, when the bees came out for their morning^ 

 flight, caused them to study the new location, and at the same 

 time to forget the old. A clean sweep had been 



made of their old homes. Every piece of loose wood, brick, bush, 

 etc., had been removed. There was really nothing left to indi- 

 cate that an apiary had ever stood there. Any one wishing to 

 remove an apiary to a site near by, if they follow this plan 

 need have no apprehension that the bees will return to the lo- 

 cality whence they came. 



There are other additions and improvements contemplated, 

 such as a small pond or fountain, in which floating plants of the 

 duck-weed order are to be placed, where the bees can slake their 

 thirst at pleasure. Such a provision is a great boon to bees. 

 They are thirsty creatures, especially so during the dry warm 

 seasons we have had of late. Every bee-keeper should place 

 a tub or bucket of water in his apiary and if a few aquatic 

 plants are put therein, those of a floating habit being placed 

 amongst them, it will be found to be very advantageous for 

 the bees. The water can be made ornamental by being placed 

 in the centre of a rockery, and trailing plants grown around it. 



The Hawkesbury College Apiary is a place worth visiting, 

 and it will be more so when the seasons are better, and the 

 flowering plants, shrubs, and hedges have had more time for 

 establishment. 



