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CHAPTER XIX, 



THE HOUSE-APIARY AND BEE-HOUSE. 



The house-apiary (Fig. 256) is a frost-proof house in which 

 the bees are kept the year through. The entrances to the 

 hives are through the sides of the house, and all manipulation 

 of the bees is carried on inside. From what I have said about 



Fig. 256. 



ITou.sC'J]>iiiry. — From A, I. Hoot C'n. 



wintering, it at once appears that such a house should preserve 

 a uniform temperature. As many such houses were built a 

 few years ago, and are now, with very few exceptions, used for 

 other purposes, I would advise all to study the matter well 

 before building a house-apiary. Where queen-rearing is car- 

 ried on extensively, or where little room is at command, they 



