104 OUTAPIARIES 



when used in the apiary. The Dadants succeed in moving 500 

 colonies, with trucks, nowadays, more readily than the elder Dadant 

 succeeded in moving 100 colonies in 1880 on hay-racks. 



Then, too, motive power is necessary during only a fraction 

 of the year for outapiary work. The car may be put away for 

 the balance of the year with a minimum amount of upkeep. 



It is often necessary to remain at the outyard till late in the 

 evening to replace wet supers, etc. The use of the automobile 

 shortens the hours of the apiarist. 



Modern beekeeping may call for many moves of colonies or 

 (•([uipment. These arc transported with the least jar and in the 

 least time by the auto truck. 



Type of Car to Use 



Pleasui'c cars are most generally used liy the beekeepers, either 

 in their original form or improved b}' the addition of a box or 

 l:c(l at the l)ack to facilitate the hauling of supers, extracting 

 equipment and other apiary supplies. Xot a few are later con- 

 vci-fed into light trucks to suit the expanding nceils of the apiarist. 



The light pleasure car has the advantage of being faster, of 

 costing less for running and for upkeep. Yet it has its limits. 

 Other provisions would have to be made by the beekeeper for 

 hauling honey home from extracting houses, for hauling bees and 

 other hea'V'y equipment. 



The (jucstion resolves itself into just what style of car is cheap- 

 est and yet will adapt itself most readily to the sj^stem of each 

 individual beekeeper. Depreciation, upkeep, mtcrest on the in- 

 vestment, mileage costs, and time on the road are all to be con- 

 sidered. 



For instance, a heavy two or three ton truck would be unex- 

 celled for hauling lai-ge loads of honey, but the depreciation of 



