CHAPTER XIII 



LOCATION OF THE APIARY — OUT APIARIES — 

 MOVING BEES 



T OCATION is of a twofold character, and 

 -■— ^ has to do first with the possibihties of 

 the flora of any given section of the country 

 where bees are to be kept, and secondly with 

 the position of the hives in the apiary. 



As we stated in the first chapter, in any 

 section of the country where agricultural 

 pursuits are successfully carried on bees are 

 sure to be a source of profit to their keepers, 

 and even in suburban towns where the farm- 

 ing districts are remote, there is more or less 

 forage for the bees, so that one is not com- 

 pelled to seek an isolated country district in 

 order to make a success of the venture. In 

 fact, there are wild regions, such as the Mid- 

 dle West, where there is an abundant natural 



172 



