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VOL. XXVII. NORTHSTAR, MICHIGAN, MARCH 1, 1914 No. 3 



Bees in Buildings Above Ground 



By J. A. PEARCE, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Author of Pearce Alethod of Bee-keeping. 

 {Continued from February issue.) 

 ^^T| 1IA\"E now told the outline of bees in upper rooms in the cities or 

 ^ farmhouses where only a few are to be kept, but for Ihe big- bee- 

 keeper this method opens far greater possibilities than for the other 

 fellow, as it will greatly lessen his labor and increase his profits and enable 

 him to produce comb honey without swarming, and should do away 

 with foul brood to a great extent, as I look upon extracted honey pro- 

 duction as being at the bottom of the spread of foul brood, and when 

 the keeper of outyards would leave his bees and lock up his house he 

 would have a sense of security from storms and marauders that he 

 does not now possess, so I will briefly describe a house or shell for 

 the bees where they will be safe at all times and where they can be 

 manipulated with pleasure in almost all kinds of weather. 



1 would build such a house seven feet wide and seven feet high 

 and as long as you like. All you need for sills, plates and studding 

 is 2x4 scantling. The studding I would put .3"? inches from centre to 

 centre for various reasons. Then you can figure two swarms for 

 every 32 inches, as you will set a hive on each side. Then build a 

 shelf on each side 20 inches wide and two inches high. This will 

 leave an alley way about three feet between the shelves. In this you 

 could build a rolling table to work your bees on. I am using a light 



