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MONEY IN BEES IN AUSTEALASIA 



Having selected the site and erected the fence — a 

 hundred posts and a couple of coils of No. 8 wire will do 

 very well — a honey-liouse of galvanised iron should be 

 constructed at the lowest corner. The next thing to look 

 after is a good solid block to carry the extractor. If 

 the block is sunk into the ground twelve or fifteen inches 



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it will make a very firm base. Sink a "well" or hole 

 and line it with bricks or wood; when this is attended 

 to the floor should be asphalted or laid down in concrete. 

 This appears to be some little bother, but is well worth 

 the extra trouble. If the slope favours the erection of a 

 two-floor honey-house, it will be more economical for 

 handling the crop. 



To stock up an out-yard you will first need a number 

 of extra hives or nuclei that require only a piece of 

 perforated zinc slipped over the entrance to make them 



