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OUTAPIARIES 



Arrangement 



Depending upon the system and desire of each individual 

 apiarist, the hives may be arranged in rows several feet apart 





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Fig. 13. The hives may be placed in rows facing each other. 



facing in the same direction, in rows back to back, or in groups of 

 two, three or five a.s the case may be. But the apiarist should 

 give this matter due consideration with the ultimate object of 

 making a saving of steps and labor. Too much regularity may 

 cause loss of queens in wedding flight and it is well to have trees, 

 bushes, etc., to mark the location. 



Number of Colonies 



The number of colonies which may be kept in an apiary will 

 vary with each location and is dependent entirely upon the honey 

 resources of the locality and the number of bees in that immediate 

 viciniLy which will share the crop. 



