ILLUSTRATIONS 



The late John Harbison Fig. 1 



Minor honey-plants are useful Fig. 2 



Broken land furnishes diversity of flora Fig. 3 



Bees gathered around rye chop in spring Fig. 4 



Diagram of the Dadant apiaries Fig. 5 



The apiary should be well above flood marks Fig. 6 



A slope furnishes the most natural windbreak Fig. 7 



vSome beekeepers use a slatted fence windbreak Fig. 8 



A brush fence windbreak Fig. 9 



A Kansas apiary protected by natural windbreak Fig. 10 



' ' Eamada" in New Mexico serving as shade Fig. 11 



Colonies in long rows facing in same direction Fig. 12 



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



The SchoU apiaries are arranged in groups of five Fig. 14 



John W.. Cash finds forty colonies the limit Fig. 15 



The California apiary often contains 200 colonies Fig. 16 



A watering place for bees should be provided Fig. 17 



A three-deck watering trough of a queen-breeder Fig. 18 



Rough records on the back of hive caps Fig. 19 



Ten pound friction-top pail for stimulative feeding Fig. 20 



Five-gallon oil cans for hauling feed Fig. 21 



Placing wet combs in the open is to be discouraged Fig. 22 



The France honey strainer Fig. 23 



The Dadant strainer for barrels Fig. 24 



Large settling tanks "for storing honey Fig. 25 



Box arranged for sulphuring combs from below Fig. 26 



A cylindrical honey-house made for storing combs Fig. 27 



Hives wintering close together Fig. 28 



An apiary of chaff -packed hives Fig. 29 



The single colony packing case finds many advocates Fig. 30 



The quadruple case is difficult of improvement in colder latitudes 



where outdoor wintering is desired Fig. 31 



A pile of leaves stacked jn nets Fig. 32 



The leaves are corded on a big truck Fig. 33 



The straw mat is placed next to the frames Fig. 34 



Placing the big telescope covers back on the hives Fig. 35 



The completely packed hive Fig. 36 



One of the France cellars in Wisconsin Fig. 37 



Cheap temporary cellar as used by Western Honey Producers in 



Iowa Fig. 38 



Hive screened for moving in hot weather Fig. 39 



Moving an apiary 40 miles by auto truck Fig. 40 



How one California queen-breeder moves his outfit to a new location Fig. 41 



The truck is fast replacing the slower wagon in moving bees Fig. 42 



Where the haul is short and the weather cool, colonies may be moved 



with the covers on Fig. 43 



' ' Old Sally, ' ' a seemingly indestructible car in the Dadant apiaries, 



seeing service in moving bees a short distance Fig. 44 



A light pleasure car with commodious box on the rear, is a prime 



requisite in the small outapiary system Fig. 45 



