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MANUAL OP THE 
A box Hive costs 50 cts, and you reap but $5 profit. — 
A protecting Hive costs $1 50, and the profits $10. A 
good hive, well painted and taken care of, is good for 
fifty years. Make your own calculations, and see 
which costs the most. I do not ask you to take my 
word for it — try it for yourself. 
I consider it to be very important to Apiarians to 
avail themselves of the best constructed Hives that can 
be procured. If it is so constructed that all the Bees 
can he engaged in rearing comb, and gathering honey 
from the field and forest, the profit must be much more, 
than when the Bees are compelled to set a great pro- 
portion as guards, to keep away intruders, as is the case 
with the old box Hive. 
RULE TWENTY-FIRST. 
A good Apiarian. 
A Good Apiarian will make his Hives of good ma- 
terials, paint them well, place them in his Apiary be- 
fore swarming commences. He will procure the best 
constructed Hive, and have his Hivers ready with 
handles of different lengths. He will salt his Bees in 
the Spring, by placing a lump near the entrances of 
the Hives. He will gather his Bees in a Hiver, instead 
of letting them light on the tops of his trees. He will 
have his Hive clean and cool, when he introduces his 
Bees, and remove them at once to the place where he 
intends them to stand, to prevent their being lost. He 
will sweep the Spiders away from all his Hives, to 
prevent his Bees being caught in their webs. He will 
secure them from the rays of the sun, and from storms. 
He will remove his honey drawers as soon as they are 
full, and insert empty ones in their place. He will 
weigh his swarms in October, and feed those that are 
feeble, and cover them with straw the 1st of December. 
He will examine those that stand exposed to winds and 
snow, in severe cold weather, and if chilled, restore 
them to life and animation in a warm room, and return 
them to their place. He will mike his honey drawers 
