1911 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



141 



by a coiled spring. A 

 piece of tin from an old 

 roof was thrown on top 

 to keep out the rain 

 from above, and also 

 to carry off the drij:) 

 from the roof of the at- 

 tached building. 



This make-shift did 

 good service for a num- 

 ber of years, as stated. 

 But a room was wanted 

 that was more secure, 

 and where the whole 

 extracting-outfit could 

 be left during winter. 

 This was provided for as 

 shown in Fig. 4. It is 

 of T. & G. lumber with 

 a good floor and roof, 

 the latter being one of 

 those tar - paper - and - 

 burlap "patents" as 

 manufactured near 

 where this apiary is lo- 

 cated. A coat of hot tar 

 is applied to this roof 

 every two years, and it 

 is as good to-day as it 

 was the year it was laid. 

 Two sliding windows 

 admit light and provide ventilation. 



Having thus improved this part of the as- 

 pect of the apiary, the owner wanted to 

 soften some of the other ugly features there- 

 of. He took a crowbar and jammed two 

 holes into the ground and inserted a tall eu- 

 calyptus pole in each. These holes were 

 about eight feet apart. A piece of wood 

 was nailed across at the bottom or near the 

 ground, and another piece was likewise 

 fastened well toward the top. Then a piece 

 of poultry-netting was stretched upon the 



FIG. 4. — NEW EXTRACTING-SHED AND VINES PLANTED. 



frame thus made. Virginia creepers were 

 set out and soon covered the wire, as shown 

 in Fig. 5. In this way this little apiary has 

 been made to look quite presentable. To 

 the left of theextracting-room is an English 

 walnut which completely shades the greater 

 part of the building during summer. On 

 the opposite side of the building, and some 

 twenty feet away, is a big fig-tree which 

 extends some of its branches over a por- 

 tion of the adjoining as well as the detach- 

 ed outhouses. 



At one end of this 

 apiary are a few orange- 

 trees, and at the other 

 are cherry-trees, while 

 in front are some apri- 

 cots. Thus the apiary 

 is nicely located, and 

 more or less shade is 

 provided. 



Here I should like to 

 state that the Virginia 

 creeper is an excellent 

 vine to use for shade 

 and ornament about 

 the apiary. I like it bet- 

 ter than grapevines, al- 

 though the latter is also 

 very good. The former 

 is more beautiful, espe- 

 cially in the fall. In 

 Fig. 2 the vines have 

 lost about all their 

 leaves, while in Fig. 5 

 they are in dense leaf- 

 age. 

 Oakland, Cal. 



FIG. 5. — THE RESULT, AX AKJls.TI( V|EN\, 



