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together wiin a fifth one across the top, forming an inverted box 

 These stands oeing movable, the stocks are less liable to be 

 crowded, and when most convenient may be placed in an orchard, 

 as there should be low topped trees and shrubs near the hives, 

 both for shade and for swarms to cluster upon. The hives 

 should also be in full view from the most frequented part of the 

 house, that swarms may be heard and seen as they rise, with the 

 least possible trouble. 



LARGE APIARIES. 



In choosing a location for a large apiary, the pasturage 

 afforded by the neighborhood should receive attention — such as 

 white clover, orcharding, forest trees, &c. If this be satisfac- 

 tory it will pay well to go to some expense in fitting up a bee 

 yard. One hundred stocks conveniently arranged, will need 

 little more attention than ten managed in the ordinary way. If 

 the situation be a windy one, a yard should be enclosed for the 

 purpose. Let the fence, especially on the north and west sides, 

 be about seven feet high, and tight if practicable. This will not 

 only be a great protection in winter, but will break off the cold 

 raw winds of spring, and thus save the lives of thousands of 

 industrious workers that would otherwise be bloAvn to the ground 

 and perish at the very threshhold of their homes. Stands 

 should next be attended to. These should be a few feet away 

 from tne fence to give room for passing behind the hives. An 

 excellent arrangement for stands is to set two rows of short 

 posts, of some durable kind of wood, letting them project but 

 fcur or five inches above the ground. Upon these, lay scantling 



