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this : first, the temperature in the house was 

 warmer and much more uniform on cold 

 nights and rough days, tlius enabling the 

 bees to rear brood faster. In the second 

 place, hives standing in the yard become 

 heated in sunny yet cold days, the bees being 

 thus induced to fly while they were sure to 

 be lost. Many who removed their colonies 

 from the cellar to the yard early, suffered in 



tinguishing features except in color. I am 

 also of the opinion that where one wishes to 

 use the young bees and brood, after a swarm 

 has been thrown off, to build up a weak col- 

 ony they can do it more conveniently in the 

 yard where they can place the hive by the 

 colony to be helped and remove it at will. 

 The lifting of hives and supers will be found 

 heavier work in than out of the house. 



MB. BAENET TAYLOR'S LATEST HOUSE - APIARY. 



the same way and were compelled on account 

 of the loss to return them to the cellar. 



As to ease in handling I hardly know what 

 to say. Surely here are some of the advan- 

 tages. It is much more comfortable in the 

 house, out of the hot sun with all your su- 

 pers, honey-boards, bee-escapes and the like 

 on shelves within easy reach. Then, too, 

 yon will not be troubled as much with rob- 

 bers and will have little use for smoke and 

 veil ; for however cross a bee may be 

 out of doors she becomes a lady in the 

 house. The house can be kept clean and 

 there is no necessity for crushing bees. On 

 the other hand I think the house queens will 

 be much more apt to get lost while on their 

 mating trips, there is so much sameness in a 

 long line of entrances closely crowded to- 

 gether on the side of a house with no dis- 



Now for the results as shown in the honey 

 gathered up to date, (July 24th.) Twenty 

 colonies in the house have 100 lbs. each of 

 comb honey in supers, while twenty of the 

 best colonies in the yard have stored but 75 

 lbs. each. We estimate the white harvest to 

 be one-half over. 



I think the house apiary has come to stay, 

 but I do not think it will be a success except 

 in the hands of a skillful apiarist. 



In the yard are four colonies of bees work- 

 ing harmoniously together in two of Taylor's 

 non-swarming hives. They are storing hon- 

 ey well, and I see no reason why this man- 

 agement may not become very useful, es- 

 pecially to those who run out apiaries. 



Scattered through the apiary within easy 

 reach may be seen the Taylor swarm-catch- 

 ers. Most of the swarms are caught in 



