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A city apiary that developed from a. couple of swarms. The straw around the hives was for protection in 

 the spring. Photographed by Homer Mathewson. 



shows one of the many apiaries in the San 

 Fernando Valley, Southern California. This 

 yard is located near Chatsworth, and is one 

 of nine oiityards owned by the California 

 Honey Co. This apiary produces only sage 

 honey, very little orange being within reacli. 

 A fire-brake has been plowed around the 

 yard, but even with this protection 1 am 

 informed that there was some damage done 

 by fire the vear folloAving mv visit. 



These apiaries are placed wliere there is 

 sage enough to make a, profitable yield, the 

 one necessary asset being water, which must 

 be near. At a water-hole on a hot July day 

 there may be a bushel of bees getting water 

 at one time. An amateur might think it 

 was a large swarm. There may be a fair 

 crop from sage every year, yet the sage will 

 yield only three or four large crops in (en 

 years. 



Same city yard in -Tuly. Phofnunaphod hy IIomkr Matiii;\vson. 



