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OUT APIARIES 



Fig. 21. Five-gallon oil cans are excellent for hauling feed to the outyard 



( )i(linauly we would expect best results where theic is a natural 

 building up through the use of abundant natural stores. But 

 in man y eases t his is n ot sufficien t. 



Natiu'al pollen, ir,. rare instances may be lacking, and the out- 

 apiarist may have to provide a substitute. Lack of water may 

 also hinder brood rearing, though this is rareh- so in early spring. 



Uncapping of sealed hoEe>' to induce the bees to use up such 

 stores in brood rearing is practiced by some, but this would hardly 

 be advisable in the outapiary. Nor would stimulative feeding, 

 which consists of giving a small quantity of warm syi'up to each 

 colon>' at infei'vals to imilate a natural flow. B. A. A.drich of 

 Iowa uses ten pound tin pails with but a single hole in the cover 

 for stimulation. In this manner the liccs get the sjTup slowly 

 though it is not always served hot. 



