LOCATION OF THE APIARY 



the ends, nail the longer pieces on top of 

 the shorter ones, and the stand is complete. 

 The advantage of these low stands over 

 the taller ones is that the bees when coming 

 in from the fields heavily loaded will not fall 

 to the ground a foot or more from the entrance 

 of the hive, but get into their homes at once. 

 When it comes to operating an out apiary, 

 the methods and fixtures are the same as in the 

 case of the home apiary. To avoid carrying 

 back and forth the necessary implements, it 

 is well to have a small building, or even a 

 large box covered with heavy waterproofed 

 paper, with a door that can be locked, and in 

 this little building keep the smokers, hive 

 tools, veils, fuel, and such other little articles 

 that are necessary for the work to be done. 

 These things are inexpensive, and much 

 trouble is saved by having located at each yard 

 the necessary tools, etc. The extra hive 

 bodies, and comb and^extracting supers, can be 

 stored in the barn or other such buildings that 

 may be at hand by the owner of the land from 



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