MARCH 1, 191fi 



white paint, and the 

 exteriors are covered 

 with two-ply granite- 

 finish roofing-paper. 

 The frames are 2 by 

 4, covered with hem- 

 lock boards planed on 

 the inside so that they 

 can be painted easily. 

 I prefer the house 

 apiary instead of the 

 outside yard for sev- 

 eral reasons. First, 

 you can work at your 

 bees and not be among 

 those flying in the air, 

 especially if the win- 

 dows in tlie house are 

 closed. What few bees 

 fly from any hive you 

 are working on inside 

 of the house, instead 

 of trying to frighten 

 or sting you will fly 

 to the window to get 



out. Second, you do not have to carry the 

 hives in and out of the cellar in tlie spring 

 and fall, or move them to their winter 

 quarters. Third, your bees are always 

 protected from the snow, rain, and winds. 

 Fourth, they are at leisure for a flight in 

 the Avinter any time wlien it is warm- 

 enough, such as the past few days have 



Bees wintering in a house apiary. 



been, wlien the thermometer was around 70. 

 Fifth, in this house-apiary I can see a big 

 difference in spring brood-rearing; also 

 protection during'cold nights, when bees are 

 working in sections during the summer. 



I cannot see that my bees make mistakes 

 in finding the enti'ance to their own home. 

 I think it is due to the different colors 



E. C. Bail. 



