386 A Modern Bee-Farm 
door, D, we again look upon a portion of the apiary, with 
the gateway G leading out of the premises. O D is an 
open doorway to the store for odd materials, timber, &c. 
The latter may be placed overhead in the workshop for 
greater convenience. L W is a latticed window, giving 
all the light required besides the open doorway. The 
honey room is lighted by a window in the roof, having no 
arrangement for clearing out bees as this is done in the 
workrooms before our honey is taken in, and every care 
is taken to keep out any intruder, while at the same time 
a thorough change of air is provided. 
The floor of the honey room must be concreted, but the 
other is not of so much importance. It is sometimes 
recommended that a paraffin stove be kept burning in 
the honey store, but with the skylight sufficiently large, 
the heat of the sun will be quite enough to complete the 
ripening process, taking care that it does not shine directly 
upon the honey. 
A COVERED APIARY, 
as seen by ground plan illustrated (Fig. 80), for 150 colonies, 
occupies a space I18ft. by 5oft., being compactly built 
with the entrances arranged so that no two are alike 
within several yards. ‘The base of all the walls is a plank, 
6in. by 3in., under which is laid a single row of 3-in. bricks 
as with the building first mentioned. All the framework 
is of 4-in. by 2-in. scantling and matched boards as before, 
put on when dry. The only door communicating with 
the outside leads first into a closed room, soft. by 12ft. 
Just beyond the centre we have the honey safe and 
extracting room, which stands 2ft. clear of the ground 
with woven wire on two sides opposite the window. 
Steps lead to the door, which is carefully fitted, and no 
bees are able to get in. 
