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boards as before, put on when dry. The only door com- 

 municating 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 to the 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 ever found dead inside, as before 

 mentioned. Stray bees are here disposed of before the 

 honey goes into the safe. Between the latter and the 

 outer door stands a table, I2 feet by 3 feet for general 

 manipulations. On either side with intervening passages 

 are shelves for storing crates and other materials. 



The larger shed has a span roof, 10 feet high at the 

 centre, dropping to 8 feet at the sides, and upon turning 

 to the right after entering by the outer door, we can pass 

 into either of the parallel bee sheds, each of which is 8 

 feet high, dropping to 5 feet on the lower wall. The 

 hives are situated all along inside the south wall, with 

 flight holes cut through, and the outside of the same 

 varied in appearance. Here no glass is used, but shutters 

 provided at suitable intervals. 



The Advantagres 



that can be claimed for a covered apiary are as follows : — 

 The bees as well as the master have shade during the heat 

 of the day at the season most attention is required. 

 Shelter is afforded from wind and rain, so that any neces- 

 sary work is carried on without hindrance ; and lastly the 

 entire arrangement provides for a great saving of time in 

 that all is compactly arranged in the smallest convenient 

 space. 



Provision is made for 150 colonies, and nuclei can be 



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