78 THE APIARY. 
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 the 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.—woUsE aPIARY OF J, H, NELLIS, CANAJOHARIE, 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 
