400 



THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW 



the brood-nest. So long as all went 

 well, the combs were undisturbed; in 

 fact, the frames were numbered on the 

 ends, that each might go back in its 

 own place. The frames were eight in 

 number, and of good size — about 10 

 inches deep and 22 inches long. Open- 

 ings 5-16 wide, and 16 inches long are 

 cut out of the edges of the top bars, 

 thus giving the bees access to the 

 supers. As the top bars form a com- 

 plete floor, except the openings just 

 mentioned, there is no difficulty from 

 brace-combs. A small iron rod, at 

 each end of the hive, with a wooden 

 nut, holds the frames together so firmly 



in which I could hang the hives upon 

 the wall the same as they had been 

 hung upon stakes. 



HOW TO MAKE A CHEAP HOUSE-APIARY. 



As an experiment I made a cheap 

 house, 8 X 14 feet in size, by 7^ feet in 

 heighth. The foundation is of stone, 

 the floor cement, the plates and sills of 

 4x4 scantling, and the sides boarded 

 up and down with cheap, inch lumber. 

 There are two rows of hives on each 

 side and one end, the door occupying 

 the north end. The house will accom- 

 modate 24 colonies. I have put on a 

 shingle roof but would prefer corruga- 



General View of Ludington's House-Apiaries. 

 (Honey-house in the center — Shop in background. ) 



that the hive may be turned over and 

 over, or upside down with perfect 

 safety. In winter the hives and their 

 contents were carried into the cellar. 



WHAT PROMPTED THE BUILDING OF A 

 HOUSE-AP lARY. 



This hive and plan of management 

 worked to mj^ entire satisfaction, but I 

 finally noticed that the water soaked in 

 between the frames, causing them to 

 decay, and in my efforts to protect the 

 hives from the weather, I struck upon the 

 idea of using a cheap house- apiary 



ted iron, as it is cheap and will not 

 burn. Seven hundred feet of lumber 

 will build the whole thing, and I think 

 the cost will fall inside of $25.00. 



HOUSE-APIARY SATISFACTORY. 



This honse-apiary worked so satis- 

 factorily that I soon built two more, 

 and I am this year building three 

 more, making six in all, whereby 144 

 colonies will be accommodated. The 

 advantages of the house-apiary ai^e that 

 it allows of the use of cheap and thin 

 lumber for hives and supers, and does 



