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matter of difference. It is generally supposed that bees ought 
to be established in a place fully exposed to the sun, and to the 
greatest heat of the day. This is a mistake. M. de Frariére, 
in his work on bees and bee-keeping, recommends the hives to 
be placed under trees, in such a way that they may be kept in 
















































































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Fig, 329.— Garden hive. 
the shade. Vig. 330 shows the way in which M. de Frariére 
recommends hives to be arranged. 
Dr. Monin, author of an interesting monograph of the bee, 
published in 1866, after treating of the different arrangements 
which have been recommended for hives, concludes thus :— 
“Tt is to satisfy all these requirements that experienced bee- 
keepers so much recommend for the hives an exposure to the 
ten o'clock sun; that is to say, that they should be turned in 
such a manner that the sun may shine on their entrances when 
it has already attained a certain height above the horizon, and 
sufficiently warmed the surrounding air for the bees, which the 
brightness of its rays has tempted forth, not to be seized with 
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