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the sides of the building, thus subjecting the bees to jars 

 caused by the disturbance of any part of it, hence I should 

 not anticipate so good a degree of success as if the hives 

 ■were disconnected from the building, and each, on its 

 own separate stand, resting firmly on the ground. 



The beneficial effects of tue heat received by the 

 hives when exposed to the direct rays of the sun, when 

 in the open air, must be supplied artificially within. 



Fig. 19. — CHOUSE APIABT OP J. H. NBLLI3, CAKAJOHABIE, N. Y. 



For the information of those who desire to use such arti- 

 ficial heat, I recall a similar experiment. In 1872, while 

 with Mr. Quinby, we demonstrated the fact that we 

 might raise the temperature in and about all parts of the 

 hives, containing strong swarms, yet the bees would not 

 venture to fly, if on reaching the entrance, they found it 

 to be cold without. 



The house apiary has been somewhat extensively tested, 

 but evidently it has not as yet reached that point where 

 it may be pronounced a thorough success. I have not 



