Gleanings in bee culture . a two-edged sword—ai)t to cut two ways. Bees may be en-ticed outside by the sunshine, only to bechilled to death by cold winds; Avhereas thesame hives out in the open would have thecold air circulating around them so thatthe bees would not leave at all in suchtreacherous weather. In the past I havebeen having most of my yard in orchards,and in many ways these are about as de-sirable locations as one can find. Objec-tions are that snow usually drifts badlyamong the trees; and in many orchards thebees are too close to dwellings, cultivatedfields, etc., and at some seas
Gleanings in bee culture . a two-edged sword—ai)t to cut two ways. Bees may be en-ticed outside by the sunshine, only to bechilled to death by cold winds; Avhereas thesame hives out in the open would have thecold air circulating around them so thatthe bees would not leave at all in suchtreacherous weather. In the past I havebeen having most of my yard in orchards,and in many ways these are about as de-sirable locations as one can find. Objec-tions are that snow usually drifts badlyamong the trees; and in many orchards thebees are too close to dwellings, cultivatedfields, etc., and at some seasons they areapt to make trouble for those who own theproperty the bees are on. Of course I amnow speaking from the standpoint of out-ai^iaries. I never like to have the bees giveany trouble if it can be avoided; and sowhen starting a new yard or moving one ofthese I now have, I am trying to have thebees placed in an out-of-the-way positionwliere they will be no bother to any one,and wliere I shall not be placing any de-. A new location for one of J. L. Byers outapiaries. Tlie yard is sheltered on three sides by a cedar swamp,and the buildings break the force of the wind at the one open side. GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE
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