and does not set up eddy currents which may blow in the hive 
entrance. It is exceedingly unwise to place the hives close together 
making it impossible to work at them from the side. The young 
queens also are more likely to mistake their hive upon returning 
from a flight, and, entering the wrong hive, be killed. 
If conditions make it necessary, the hive may be placed a con- 
siderable distance from the ground; otherwise, it is best elevated 
only enough to preserve the bottom from decay. 
The direction the front of the hive shall face appears to have 
but little bearing on the prosperity of the colony, although when 
practical a southerly direction is chosen. Dense shade is not con- 
sidered desirable, neither is it well to place the hive close beside 
the south side of a building in the full sunlight in summer unless 
adequate shade is provided. 
LOCATING THE APIARY 
If the largest financial success is desired, care should be taken 
to locate the apiary where there is the greatest opportunity for the 
bees to gather nectar. The “back-lotter” with his dozen or less colonies 
will, of course, make the best of the location in which he finds 
himself, but the person who plans to make honey production a worth- 
Fig. 7. The annual return from this New Jersey apiary is $7.00 per colony. 
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