HOW TO KEEP BEES. 7 



of his bees and govern himself accordingly. If his crop must depend 

 only on one of the groups, he must needs bend every energy to get 

 that, but if he has two or more to depend on he can vary his plans. 



Bees range for food about two miles from home, but the best results 

 are secured when the pasturage is within a mile of the apiary. Bear 

 these facts in mind when seeking the location for an apiary and if 

 already located, make a careful inspection of the country round about 

 and determine the sources of supply. 



LOCATION OF THE HIVES. 



The hives should be in a somewhat sheltered place, preferably 

 where they get the morning sun and are shaded in the heat of the day. 

 As the prevailing winds in the State are from the west and southwest, 

 it has been found advantageous to face the hives to the southeast or 

 east. If on flat lands or low lands, by all means raise the hives about 

 a foot from the ground. It puts them above a strata of cold fog 

 which in the night often lies about six or eight inches deep in such 

 places. 



Having the hives so raised will be found to be helpful in other 

 ways. They are more convenient to work at, are up out of the grass, 

 weeds and dirt, and where sundry vermin will not disturb them. 



Any convenient thing will do to set the hives on, but a stand made 

 of spruce fence-rails after the following design has proved satisfac- 

 tory in many years of service. The writer prefers a stand which 

 will hold two hives and allow about eight inches between them. (See 

 Figure 1.) 



Fig. 1. — Hive Stand. 



