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kept in each of two separate apiaries several miles apart. The secret 

 of this is, that the bees are not compelled to forage so far away from 

 the apiary, and thereby waste less time going and coming. There 

 are other advantages, chief among which is (since the diiference in 

 locations is so great) catching \ possible honey flow at one apiary 

 which may be out of reach of another. With apiaries scattered far 

 and wide, securing honey in some of them is more certain, while, with 

 bees all in one, or the same kind of, location, they may secure none 

 at all, and, as a whole, run the risk of starving:. Consequently, thp 



Two fifty colony apiaries. 



location of many and smaller apiaries, instead of fewer and larger, 

 has come more and more into practice. Another is that the beekeeper 

 can complete certain work in a small apiary within a short time, and 

 then go to another not far off, before the bees are stirred up to the 

 point of robbing. It is very disagreeable to be compelled to continue 

 the work, when bees are robbing, but such is often necessary with 

 large apiaries. 



Ordinarily the apiaries are placed about three miles apart, depend- 

 ing upon the lay of the land, the nectar yielding sources and the loca- 

 tions obtainable for placing the apiaries. Sometimes sites for only a 

 few apiaries may be found in a certain locality, and it becomes neces- 

 sary, on account of the adjacent territory being unsuited for the pur- 



