356 THE INSECT WOELD. 



matter of indifference. It is generally supposed tliat bees ouglit 

 to be established in a place fully exposed to the sun, and to the 

 greatest heat of the day. This is a mistake. M. de Frariere, 

 in his work on bees and bee-keeping, recommends the hives to 

 be placed under trees, in such a way that they may be kept in 



Fig. 329. Garden hive. 



the shade. Fig. ^330 shows the way in which M. de Frariere 

 recommends hives to be arranged. 



Dr. Monin, author of an interesting monograph of the bee, 

 published in 1866, after treating of the different arrangements 

 which have been recommended for hives, concludes thus : 

 "It is to satisfy all these requirements that experienced bee- 

 keepers so much recommend for the hives an exposure to the 

 ten o'clock sun; that is to say, that they should be turned in 

 such a manner that the sun may shine on their entrances when 

 it has already attained a certain height above the horizon, and 

 .sufficiently warmed the surrounding air for the bees, which the 

 brightness of its rays has tempted forth, not to be seized with 



