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apiarist may desire. Passing the other door, D, we again look 

 upon a portion of the apiary, with the gateway G leading out 

 ■of the premises. O D is an open doorway to the store for 

 odd materials, timber, &c. The latter may be placed over- 

 head in the workshop for greater convenience. L W is a 

 latticed window, giving all the light required besides the open 

 doorway. The honey room- is lighted by a window in the 

 roof, having no arrangement for clearing out bees as this is 

 ■done in the workrooms before our honey is taken in, and 

 every care is taken to keep out any intruder, while at the same 

 time a thorough change of air is provided. 



The floor of the honey room must be concreted, but the 

 other is not of so much importance. It is sometimes recom- 

 mended that a paraffin stove be kept burning in the honey 

 store, but with the skylight sufficiently large, the heat of the 

 sun will be quite enough to complete the ripening process, 

 taking care that it does not shine directly upon the honey. - 



A COVERED APIARY, 



as illustrated, for 150 colonies, occupies a space 118 feet by 

 50 feet, being compactly built, with the entrances arranged so 

 that no two are alike within several yards. The base of all 

 the walls is a plank, 6 inches by 3 inches, under which is laid 

 a single row of 3 -inch bricks as with the building first men- 

 tioned. All the framework is of 3-inch by 2-inch scantling 

 and matched boards as before, put on when dry. The ground 

 plan is as seen by Fig. 59. The only door communicating 

 with the outside leads first into a closed room, 50 feet by 

 12 feet. Just beyond the centre we have the honey safe and 

 ■extracting room, which stands two feet clear of the ground 

 with woven wire on two sides opposite the window. Steps 

 .'lead tothe door, which is carefully fitted, and no bees are able 

 to get in. 



The long room has two windows also with the glass 

 arranged that no bees are ev.er found dead inside, as before 



