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GLEANINGS m BEE CULTUKE. 



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HEXAGONAL CALIFORNIA APIARY, BELONGING TO II. WILKIN, OF SAN BUENAVENTURA. 



DESCRIPTION OF K. WILKIN'S APIARY. 



^n|DITOR OF GLEANINGS: -Enclosed find photo 

 /Bil l of R. Wilkin's apiary, which is in octagonal 

 form, with extracting- house in the centre. 

 This building- is enclosed on all sides with wire cloth, 

 and curtains on the south and west sides, to keep 

 out the hot sun in the middle of the day. Inside are 



the two extractors, capping box, strainers, &c. 

 Every thing- about the apiary is in the most conve- 

 nient form possible, so as to avoid unnecessary steps. 

 The honey runs in a pipe from the centre house to a 

 receiving- tank of 30001b. capacity (with measuring- 

 faucet), in the basement of the shop, where it is 

 canned and cased ready for market. The pipe is 

 two inches in diameter, made of tin, and painted 



