HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



tage of being able to keep a great many hives 

 in the home yard, yet the suburbanite can 

 overcome this by resorting to a system of out 

 apiaries, and by having two or more apiaries 

 three or four miles from home be able to 

 harvest crops. These out apiaries can be 

 located so that they are accessible by buggy, 

 trolley, or train, and the only difference in 

 their management and the home yard is that 

 their owner has to take a short trip to get to 

 them. Indeed, the majority of large bee- 

 keepers prefer a system of out apiaries, as they 

 claim they get larger crops without the danger 

 of overstocking the home yard. 



Having decided to get some bees, the ques- 

 tion arises, "How and when shall I start?" 



Spring is the best season of the year to begin, 

 as such hives as will be purchased will not be 

 heavy with honey and can be the more easily 

 transported. Another advantage of starting 

 'n the spring is that the season is just begin- 

 ning to open and the beginner will get experi- 

 ence in every phase of the industry, and should 



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