292 THE APIARY. 
frame (286) hives, they can rapidly increase their stock 
after they have acquired skill, and have ascertained, not 
simply that money can be made by keeping bees, but that 
they can make tt. 
While large profits can be realized by careful and exper- 
ienced bee-keepers, those who are otherwise will be almost 
sure to find their outlay result only in vexatious losses. An 
Apiary neglected or 
mismanaged is worse 
than a farm overgrown 
with weeds or exhaust- 
ed by ignorant tillage ; 
for the land, by prudent 
management, may again 
be made fertile, but the 
bees, when once de- 
stroyed, are a total loss. 
Of all farm pursuits bee- 
ee ee culture requires the 
Fig. 96. greatest skill, and it 
ORNAMENTAL GLASS HIVE; OLD sTyLe; may well be called a 
FRONT VIEW. business of details. 
567. Wherever the Apiary is established, great pains 
should be taken to protect the bees against high winds. 
Their hives should be placed where they will not be annoyed 
by foot passengers or cattle, and should never be very near 
where horses must stand or pass. If managed on the 
swarming plan, it is very desirable that they should be in 
full sight of the rooms most occupied, or at least where the 
sound of their swarming (406) will be easily heard. 
In the Northern and Middle States, the hives should have 
a South-Eastern, Southern, or South-Western exposure, to 
give the bees the benefit of the sun, when it will be most 
conducive to their welfare. 
568. The plot occupied by the Apiary should be 
grassy, mowed frequently, and kept free from weeds. 
