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able for holding- the shade-boards in place. A weight is the simplest, 

 cheapest and most convenient. I make these shade-boards by nail- 

 ing the thick ends of shingles to a piece of inch board four inches wide 

 and two feet long. They cost only five cents each, and, in the fall, 

 they can be tacked together, forming packing boxes in which to pack 

 the bees for wintering. 



For the comfort of the apiarist, it is well to have a few scatter- 

 ing trees in the apiary, but let their branches be trimmed to such a 

 height that they will not be knocking off his hat, or gouging out 

 his eyes. 



Perhaps this whole matter of shade might be summed up some- 

 thing as follows: If the apiary is located where the cool breezes can 

 fan the heating sides of the hives, wafting away the heat ere it ac- 

 cumulates, and a broad, generous entrance is furnished each tidy, 

 ■white hive, I am persuaded that shade is not so very essential; but, if 

 the hives are dark in color, or the apiary located where there is not a 

 free circulation of air, I feel sure that shade is an absolute necessity 

 to prevent the combs from melting, if for nothing else. 



ROYAL PALMS OV CDBA. 



