THE APIARY. 
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CHAPTER XV. 
rnE APIARY PROCURING BEES TO STOCK IT TRANSFER. 
RING BEES FROM COMMON TO MOVABLE-COMB HIVES. 
An intimate acquaintance with the honey resources of 
the country is highly important to those desirous of 
engaging largely in bee-culture. While, in some localities, 
bees will accumulate large stores, in others, only a mile or 
two distant, they may yield but a small profit.* 
Wherever the Apiary is established, great pains should 
be taken to protect the bees against high winds.f Their 
hives should be placed where they will not be annoyed 
by foot passengers or cattle, and should never be very 
near places where sweaty horses must stand or pass. If 
managed on the swarming plan, it is very desirable that 
they should be in full sight of the rooms most occupied, 
or at least where the sound of their swarming will be 
easily heard. 
In the Northern and Middle States, the hives should 
have a south-eastern exposure, to give the bees the benefit 
of tiie sun when it will be most conducive to their welfare. 
By using my movable stands (Plate V., Fig. 16 ), the 
hives may be made to face in any desired direction. The 
plot occupied by the Apiary should be in grass, mowed 
frequently, and kept free from weeds. Hives are too 
• “ While Huber resided at Cour, and afterwards at Vlval, his bees suffered so 
much from scanty pasturage, that ho could only preserve them by feeding, although 
stocks that were but two miles from him were, in each case, storlug their hives 
abundantly.” — B kvan. 
* By tacking a piece of muslin to the alighting-board and the projecting parts of 
the stand ( Plate V., Fig. 16), the bees, as they slack up, will alight on the cloth— 
to escape being bruised or blown away— and thus will easily gain their hives. In 
windy situations, thousands of bees (p. 186) may bo thus saved. 
