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arranged somewhat after the method of laying out an orchard on 

 the quincunx plan, oblong or square according to circumstances. 

 A hive at each corner and one in the centre is the most convenient 

 arrangement. Of course, two of the hives that form the corners of 

 one block will also form the corners of the second series of hives, 

 and so on to the end. 



From hive to hive should be about 6 feet, and from row to 

 row 6 feet. These distances are not imperative, more or less can 

 be allowed according to requirements or available space. 



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The necessity for such an arrangement is obvious. While 

 operating or manipulating one row, the workman is in no way 

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hives directly in front or those immediately in the rear. There 

 are not many worse causes of annoyance to bees than an obstruction 

 in their flight to the entrance of the hive. Bees generally take a 

 bee-line from the foraging ground to the hive, and a person stand- 



