322 A Modern Bee-Farm 



placed in narrow hives close to the walls about four feet 

 from the ground, resting on the central rail of the frame- 

 work. 



Bee-houses so-called, 



but being merely cupboards, with two or more rows of 

 hives, leaving neither room for tiering nor ordinary mani- 

 pulations, are not worthy a place in the modern apiary ; 

 moreover, no arrangement in larger houses can be in any 

 sense convenient where an attempt is made to arrange an 

 upper and lower row of standard hives. 



