CHAPTER V 



THE APIARY ITSELF 



Depending upon the permanency of the apiary, the beekeeper 

 will look after itj arrangement with more or less detail. It is 

 best to have order and tidiness, in fact the work can usually be 

 done with less labor if order is observed, but as stated before in 



Fig. 12. The favorite way is to place the colonies in long rows facing 

 the same direction. 



outapiary work it is inadvisable to be so exacting in neatness as 

 to make the overhead expense out of proportion to the corres- 

 ponding gain. 



39 



