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APIARY 
APIARY OP CHAS. Y. HAKE, YORK, PA. 
This is a backlot apiary that is well screened from prevailing winds, as most yards of this kind are. It 
therefore follows'that such yards winter better than the large apiaries out in the open. Mr. Hake has his 
colonies elevated on hive-stands for convenience in handling. The objection is that during bad, chilly weather 
some bees drop short of the entrance. If they were on or near the ground, the bees could crawl in and be 
saved. The arrangement used by Robert Peschko, shown at the close of this article, is much better. 
other. The matter is so important that it 
is mentioned again in order that the reader 
may wisely loeate his bees. 
The same bees that are gentle at the home 
yard where they are well screened or locat¬ 
ed, sometimes become very cross when 
placed out in the open field without shrub¬ 
bery or trees. A little shade on hot days 
is of great value in protecting the hive from 
the direct rays of the sun. Aside from the 
value of the shade, if the shrubbery is tall 
enough it adds a great deal to the comfort 
of the apiarist himself. In an open yard 
it usually becomes necessary to wear a veil 
to prevent the bees from stinging the face 
without warning. In a yard that has shrub¬ 
bery, one can often work all day without 
a veil, and sometimes with but very little 
smoke. It is not always possible to locate 
a yard in the midst of shrubbery or small 
trees; and one. therefore, has to take what 
he can find, which very often is an open 
space in one corner of a lot. 
Shrubbery consisting of small bushes or 
tree's has an additional value in that it en¬ 
ables the bees to locate their entrances a 
little more easily. When the hives are 
placed together without any space between, 
there is more or less drifting—that is to 
say, the bees make mistakes and go into 
the wrong hives. (See Drifting.) The 
unfortunate part of it is that the strong 
colonies will draw from the weaker, be¬ 
cause the young bees, in their initial flight, 
are quite inclined to join the hive where 
there are the most bees flying. At the au- 
