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Grape Vine for Shade. 



grove is at command, the hives maj' be placed on the 

 north of a Concord grape-vine (Fig. 85), or other vigorous 

 variety, as the apiarist may prefer. This should be trained 

 to a trellis, w^hich may be made by setting two posts, either 

 of cedar or oak. Let these extend four or five feet above 



Nucleus and Simplicity Hive Skaded by Grape-vine, 



the ground, and be three or four feet apart. Tw^o or 

 three supporting arms of narrow^ boards can be nailed at 

 right angles to a single post on which to train the vines or 



