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ends. To remedy this, shorter rows, or "spurs," may be put in be- 

 tween the long rows at their outer ends. 



Another arrangement is that of placing the hives in a hexagonal 

 manner, each hive being the center of six others. This is a pleasing 

 arrangement to the eye, but it has been reported that the massing of 

 the hives in such a regular manner has a tendency to lead the bees 

 to enter the hives standing on the outside of, or edge of, the apiary, 

 thereby weakening the colonies in the center of the yard. 



Placing the hives in small groups is a most excellent arrange- 

 ment. Mr. J. E. Crane of Middlebury, Vermont, arranges his hives 

 in groups of ten each, each group being arranged as follows: Two 

 hives facing the north, three facing east, two the south, and three the 

 west. Nine such groups, arranged in a square, three groups each 

 way, furnish room for ninety hives in a very compact body, yet each 

 hive is given a most distinct individuality. 



Still another arrangement is that of placing the hives in circles. 

 The entrances of the hives in the inner row are towards the center, 

 while those of the outer row face outwards. This leaves the space 

 between the two i"ows comparatively free from bees, and, the oper- 

 ator can work in this space without annoyance to himself or the fly- 



