BEE MANUAL. 10 
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 ar‘ornamental 
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 
