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ninety hives in a very compact body, yet each hive is given a most distinct 

 individuality. 



Still another arrangement is that of placing the hivi 



;ircles. The 



entrances of the hives in the inner row are toward the center, while 

 those of the outer row face outward. This leaves the space between 

 the two rows comparatively free from bees, and the operator can work in 

 this space without annoyance to himself or the fl\ing- bees. If the two 

 circles do not furnish sufiicient room, more and larger circles mav be 



added, or there may be two sets of circles, or three sets, arranged in 

 the form of a triangle, or even four sets arranged in a cjuadrangle. 



In nearly all of the large apiaries that I have visited, the hives 

 were arranged in straight simple rows like the squares of a checker- 

 board, the entrances in some instances facing the same wa\-, while hives 

 were from six to eight feet apart. I should prefer to have the entrances 

 of each alternate row turned toward the east, and the entrances of the 

 hives in the other rows turned toward the west. This would leave each 

 alternate passageway comparatively free from bees, and the operator 

 could work here without the bees bumping their heads against his. 

 I should prefer to have the entrances to every hive face either east or 



