CHAPTER XIV. 
LOCATION OF HIVES. 
N locating your hives, place them on the south side of 
buildings, or a close board fence facing south, south- 
east or south-west. If possible, locate in the shade of 
trees, where they will be shaded from the sun from nine 
o’clock in the forenoon until one in the afternoon, or a 
little later. If no trees afford shade, arrange a roof over 
each hive, which shall shade the entire hive, and espec- 
ially the front, in the summer season. But in spring and 
fall it is better to let the bees have the full benefit of 
the sun’s rays shining directly upon the hive. Construct 
a separate stand for each hive, as follows: Cut boards 
about three feet long, and joists three by six inches 
square (two pieces of the latter two feet long ;) nail the 
ends of the boards to these pieces, so as to form a stand 
when placed on the ground, three feet long, two feet wide 
and six inches high. This gives a free circulation of air 
beneath the stand. Set your hive on this stand, the 
rear of the hive even with the rear of the stand, which 
leaves the stand projecting a foot or more in front, mak- 
ing an admirable place for the bees to alight before enter- 
ing the hive. Set your stands three feet apart, and 
make them perfectly level before placing your hive upon 
them. 
