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ing, as has been said, the S. E. or S. W. They may 

 be placed two feet apart, and about the same distance 

 from the ground. Should the apiary be extensive 

 and the hives stand in double rows, Mr. Huish advises 

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in which mode, "the flight of bees in the hinder 

 row will not be obstructed by the front hives. A 

 bee taking flight from the hive, generally forms a con- 

 siderable angle with the horizon in his ascent; and 

 should the hive stand at too great a degree of eleva- 

 tion, the advantage would enable the swarm to take 

 so extensive a flight, that they might be totally lost. 

 But if the" site be not sufficiently extensive to admit 

 of the hives being placed in a right line, it is pre- 

 ferable to set them one over another in double rows. 

 The pedestal or stool should have but a single leg 

 or support, and its top, on which the hive is to stand, 

 should be made of seasoned and substantial wood 

 which will not warp, and which should be firmly 

 nailed to the post, in a slanting direction, in order 

 that the rain may run off, all stagnant moisture being 

 highly inimical to bees. 



Every possible method should be taken to pre- 

 vent the access on the lodgment, in or near the 

 hive, of the various ENEMIES of the bee ants, moths, 

 spiders, wasps ; of these the MOTH and the ANT are 

 the most destructive. Many birds, also, beside the 

 torn-tit and sparrow, are bee-killers. The chief 

 difficulty lies with the moth, the ant, and the wasp, 

 in autumn. When the moth has obtained a con- 



