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THE APIARY. 



frame (286) hives, they can rapidly increase their stoclv 

 after they have acquired skill, and have ascertained, not 

 simply that money can be made by keeping bees, but that 

 they can make it. 



While large profits can be realized by careful and exper- 

 ienced bee-keepers, those who are otherwise will be almost 

 sure to find their outlay result only in vexatious losses. An 



Apiary neglected or 

 mismanaged is worse 

 than a farm overgrown 

 with weeds or exhaust- 

 ed by ignorant tillage ; 

 for the land, by prudent 

 management, ma}' again 

 be made fertile, but the 

 bees, when once de- 

 stroyed, are a total loss. 

 Of all farm pursuits bee- 

 _ _ culture requires the 

 Fig. 96. greatest skill, and it 



ORNAMENTAL GLASS HIVE; OLD sTYLi? ; may wcU be Called a 

 FRONT VIEW. business of details. 



567. Wherever the Apiary is established, great pains 

 should be taken to protect the bees against high winds. 

 Their hives should be placed where they will not be annoyed 

 by foot passengers or cattle, and should never be very near 

 where horses must stand or pass. If managed on the 

 swarming plan, it is very desirable that they should be in 

 full sight of the rooms most occupied, or at least where the 

 sound of their swarming (406) will be easily heard. 



In the Northern and Middle States, the hives should have 

 a South-Eastern, Southern, or South- Western exposure, to 

 give the bees the benefit of the sun, when it will be most 

 conducive to their welfare. 



668. The plot occupied by the Apiaxy should be 

 grassy, mowed frequently, and kept free from weeds. 



