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In the most favorable localities, where there is a fall flow, by 

 proper management, nearly all feeding can be avoided. 



wheelbaeeow 

 In apiaries of any size a light, strong, spring wheelbarrow is a 

 great labor saver. It is very useful in transporting hives and their 

 accessories about the apiary, also supers of comb and extracted 

 honey to the storehouse and extracting room. If the ground is 

 smooth it can even be used to carry colonies to or from the winter 

 repositories, by placing under the hives a thick, soft cushion for 

 a shock absorber. 



AUTOMOBILES. 



Since automobiles have been greatly reduced in cost, they are 

 becoming quite popular with beekeepers for use in traveling to 

 out-apiaries, taking honey to market in small lots or retailing to 

 private customers. A light auto truck may be used, or a touring 

 car with removable tonneau, or a runabout of suitable design may 

 be fitted with a platform or box on which may be loaded a goodly 

 stock of supplies for the out-apiary, or as much honey as is safe 

 to load on the car in question; but do not overload. Remember 

 that the cost of upkeep is miich less on a moderately light car 

 Ihan on a heavy one. On the former, the tires are smaller and 

 therefore much lower priced and the mileage per gallon of gaso- 

 lene much greater. 



The time gained by the use of the automobile versus the horse 

 is an important matter with the busy man, besides the freedom 

 from the care and anxiety which is often experienced when a 

 horse is brought in contact with the bees. 



THE COEONY, THE UNIT OE THE APIAEY 



A normal colony of honey bees (apis mellifica) consists of a 

 queen or mother bee, several thoiisand workers, and during the 

 honey season, some hundreds of drones. Each class has its re- 

 specti^'e offices and duties, and each is especially important in the 



