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THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 









It took 5 or 6 Years to Build this Apiary. Location in California. 

 (Diaw7i by C. IV. Dayton.) 



driest times. It took me about five or 

 six years working three or four hours a 

 day to grade the ground. There is space 

 enough for 600 or 800 colonies. I have 

 kept over 400, and at present there are 

 about 200 colonies. I have knovirn this 

 location to yield 75 tons in a single sea- 

 son, and then it did not seem to be more 

 than half what might have been gath- 

 ered. 



I desire to call attention to the ar- 

 rangement of the extracting house and 

 its ventilated roof ; also to the 24-inch 

 strip of wirecloth, extending all round 

 the outside. This provides a cool place 

 in which to work, though the days may 

 be hot. 



The early sunrise strikes here as soon 

 as the sun is up, and the winds help 

 the bees to carry their loads of honey 

 down the mountains. The sage extends 

 about a half mile east of the apiary and 

 the mountains extend to the north (not 

 shown) several miles. 



Chatsworth, Calif. 



[To work three or four hours a day 

 for five or six years in order to have a 

 place to establish an apiary requires 

 more patience than the most of us have, 

 but probably no more than we ought to 

 have. However, a location that will 

 yield 75 tons of honey in a single seas- 

 on is worth doing a lot of work to se- 

 cure.] 



Don't Undersell the Wholesaler. A Few 

 Pertinent Comments 



FRANK COVERDALE. 



•^^^ HE marketing of honey is cer- 

 4^^ tainly of much interest to every- 

 one who produces the commod- 

 ity for the great markets, yet the main 



essential is for every producer to make 

 himself or herself very familiar with all 

 markets, and, if one has the time, keep 

 the home market well supplied at a 



