BEE MANUAL, 99 
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THE APIARY. 
LOCATION. 
TAKING into consideration the climate, the native flora, and 
the results which have heretofore followed the introduction of 
bee culture, according to the reports furnished to the New 
Zealand and Australian Bee Journal, in all parts of Austral- 
asia, I feel safe in saying that there is no part of these colonies 
which is at all fitted for Kuropean settlement, where the culture 
of bees may not be carried on to a greater or less extent with 
advantage. But it does not therefore follow that every district 
is adapted for the working of extensive apiaries. No person 
should attempt the establishment of a large apiary without first 
making himself acquainted with the resources of the neighbour- 
hood, and to do this effectually he must first have a knowledge 
of the flora which is best suited to his purpose. A careful 
perusal of the chapter on ‘“ Bee Forage ” will aid him in that 
respect, so that it is here only necessary to draw attention to 
the subject. 
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT. 
The first consideration should be to have the apiary as 
convenient to the dwelling of the person who is to work it as 
may be compatible with a due regard to aspect and shelter. If 
it can be laid out so as to be within view of the dwelling-house, 
it will be all the better. It should not, however, be so near to 
a public road, or to a railway, that the ground could possibly 
be shaken by the passing traffic. Shelter, to protect the hives 
from the prevailing high winds, is absolutely necessary for the 
welfare of the inmates. Bees do not thrive nearly so well 
when their hives are exposed to cold and stormy winds, and 
especially in early spring, when it is so essential to the bee- 
