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of the boxes. Now light your smoker and blow a few puffs 

 into the entrance of No. 1, turn it bottom up and give a little 

 more smoke. You can now fit in some paper wads between 

 the combs to steady them. This done, the scrim can be 

 tacked on if all the bees are in, if not turn the hive up again, 

 and proceed in the same way with the others. Tack on the 

 scrim when all the bees are in and keep the boxes bottom up 

 till you have them in your own apiary. Have your bottom 

 boards laid permanently, place a box on each, and liberate 

 the bees ; in a week or so transfer the bees and brood 

 to your Langstroth hives in the usual manner. By this 

 method you will save yourself the trouble of getting extra 

 boxes and driving the bees, save the brood, and your 

 colonies will be in much better condition when transferred. 

 We moved 58 colonies in two waggons a distance of 40 

 miles over a very rough road and a high range of hills — 

 two days on the road — and did not have one mishap by 

 the above plan. 



My correspondent informed me some short time afterwards 

 that he had followed this advice and had been completely 

 successful. 



HOUSE APIARY. 



A few years ago bee-sheds and bee-houses were considered 

 quite indispensable, at least by British bee-keepers. In most 

 of the English works on bee-culture, and in bee-catalogues 

 published seven or eight years ago, or even at a later date, 

 these things are figured in all designs. Very few however 

 seem to advocate their use now. They are in the first place 

 expensive, and in the second inconvenient. Possibly a house 

 apiary might be found of some use in rearing queens very 

 early in the season, as the work could be carried on at any 

 time independent of the weather ; but for raising honey I much 

 prefer to have the hives outside. I have had several years' 

 experience with bee-houses, and desire to have no more. 

 Should any of my readers however wish to erect airornamental 

 house apiary, the following illustration will give an idea of one 

 suitable for twenty hives. 



In this house, it will be seen, there are places for six hives 

 on each side, and four at each end ; one row standing on the 



