THE APTARY. 
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CHAPTER XV. 
rHE APIARY-PROCURING REES TO STOCK IT—TRANSFER¬ 
RING BEES FROM COMMON TO MOVABLE-COilB 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 oi- pass. If 
managed on the swarming plan, it is very desir.able that 
tliey should be in full sight of the rooms most occujned, 
or at least where the sound of their swarming will be 
easily Iieard. 
In the Northern and Middle States, the hives should 
have a south-eastern exposuie, to give the bees the benefit 
of the 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 
Jjlot occupied by the Ajiiary should be in grass, mowed 
fi'e(iuontly, and kept free from weeds. Hives are too 
* “While Uubor resided at Cour» and afterwards at Vival, his bees suffered so 
much from scanty pasturage, that ho could only preserve them by feeding, although 
Stocks that wove but two miles from him wore, lu each case, storing their hives 
sbmnlantly.’’— Brv an, 
* iiy tacking a piece of muslin to the alighting-board and the projecting jiarts of 
the stand (Plate V,,Pig. 16), the bees, Jis they slack up, will alight on the cloth— 
to escape being bruised or blown away—and thus will easily gain their hives. In 
tviiuly situations, tlionsands of bees 186) may bo thus saved. 
