320 A Modern Bee-Farm 



in from the apiary for extracting. At the other side of 

 the passage we see the counter ; with staging on two sides 

 near that, where crates of both bottled and comb-honey 

 ■can be stored. 



The open space gives room for extracting, arranged 

 with or without a stage to assist in drawing from the 

 •extractor, as the 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, etc. 

 The latter may be placed overhead 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 

 vrecommended 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 seen by ground plan illustrated (Fig 59), 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 mentioned. All the 

 framework is of 4-inch by 2-inch scantling and matched 



