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THE APIARY. 
together with a fifth one across the top, forming an inverted box. 
These stands being 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 bo 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 blown 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 the 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 
four or five inches above the ground. Upon these, lay scantling 
