HONEY-HOt'SES AND EQUIPMENT 



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Fig. 55. Honey-house built with ample ventilation for extracting. 



A house of such construction, designed for an apiary of 

 ICO colonies, should be made at least 16 feet wide and 20 feet 

 long, while a larger house would be a convenience; the size desir- 

 able, of course, being dependent upon the complexity of extracting 

 outfit, on the system of supering, and also upon whether honey 

 is to be hauled home as fast as extracted, or stored at the out- 

 yard until sold. Many have storage tanks in connection, running 

 the honey by gravity directly into the honey tank. 



Not a few such houses are made two or more stories high, 

 to allow of honey packing, carpenter work, etc., with well built 

 cellar for wintering beneath. These involve extra investment 

 but are exceedingly desirable when conditions warrant them. 



