LOCATION. 293 
Sand, gravel, saw-dust* or coal cinders, spread.in front of 
the hive, will prevent the growing of grass in their (343) 
immediate vicinity, and be a great help to those overladen 
bees, that fall to the ground before reaching the entrance. 
Hives are too often placed where many bees perish by 
falling into the dirt, or among the tall weeds and grass, 
where spiders and toads find 
their choice lurking-places. 
A gentle slope southward 
will help to set the hives as 
they should be, slanting 
toward the entrance (327, 
328). 
569. They should be 
placed on separate stands, 
entirely independent of one 
another, and, whenever prac- 
ticable, room should be left J 
for the Apiarist to pass 
around each hive. We pre- 
fer to place them in rows six-& : 
teen feet apart, with the hives ¥¢. 97. ORNAMENTAL GLASS-HIVE, 
about six feet apart in the BACK, YUUV OUD “STYLE: 
rows. This isolates each hive 
completely, and, while handling one colony, the Apiarist is 
not in danger of being stung by the bees of another. The 
bees are also less likely to enter the wrong hives (502). 
Covered Apiaries. 
570. Covered Apiaries, unless built at great expense, 
afford little or no protection against extreme heat or cold, 
and greatly increase the risk of losing the queens (356), 
® Saw-dust is perhaps not very safe, owing to danger of fire from the smo- 
kers, in very dry weather. 
