HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



much easier, and by equalizing things in the 

 matter of distributing brood and honey, each 

 group forms a convenient unit by itself. A 

 stand of some sort for each hive is a necessity, 

 as it keeps the hive from contact with the 

 moist earth, and adds to the life of the hive, 

 for rotting of wood is not likely to occur, and 

 when stormy and winter days come on its 

 protection is important. 



Some beekeepers make concrete stands for 

 each hive while others buy stands ready made, 

 but both of these are an unnecessary expense, 

 as any man can with a few boards, saw, and 

 hatchet, make his own, and though such 

 stands may be more or less crude, they are 

 nevertheless just as useful as the expensive 

 ones. All that is necessary is to get some 

 rough hemlock boards and cut two lengths 

 about a foot longer than the width of the 

 bottom board of the hive; then cut two 

 shorter lengths about six inches longer than 

 the length of the bottom board of the hive 

 and using each of the shorter lengths for 



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