THE APIARY. ve 
the hive, and stimulates early breeding at a season when 
it is of most importance. 
It is unquestionable that, in the very hottest weather, 
the shade of trees would be very grateful and desirable, 
but, considering the average of cool weather through the 
season, I conceive it to be detrimental rather than other- 
wise. In southern latitudes, shade may be more essential. 
BEE HOUSES. 
Bee houses, as used in times past, have long been con- 
demned as useless and undesirable. When box hives 
were alone used, and the bees were not manipulated as at 
the present day, such houses more nearly met the simpler 
demands of those times ; yet even then, the rays of the 
sun were nearly excluded, with many accompanying dis- 
advantages. 
THE HOUSE APIARY. 
More recently what is known as the House Apiary (fig. 
19), has been devised for movable comb-hives. Mr. Coe, 
of New Jersey, has designed a form cf it, which he claims 
to possess much merit. One of these was erected at the 
Centennial Exhibition, and was an object of much inter- 
est to apiarian visitors. It may be of any desired size 
and in shape, square, oblong, hexagonal, or octagonal, as 
may be preferred. A house 9X15 feet will hold 44 hives, 
and one 11x34 will contain 100 hives. 
It is tightly enclosed on all sides, the hives being 
arranged on shelves next the walls inside, the bees enter- 
ing through small openings. It is true that bees may 
be handled inside of these houses, in rainy weather, or 
when they would be liable to rob ont of doors. One of 
the benefits claimed is, that swarming may be more easily 
controlled. 4 
So far as I have investigated the details of construction, 
I find that the shelves holding the hives are attached to 
