Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . ront of the hive. A veil over the face andbuckskin gloves will protect those who are afraid to han-dle bees. Set the hive upon the permanent platform atnight. ^taiid for Hives.—The stand or platform uponwhich the hive is to stand, should be beneath the shadeof a tree, or protected from the sun by a structure built ofboards. N. C. Mitchel, a good authority on bees, says: Werecommend that the hives should be set on low standsnear the ground. Wh
Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide .. A ready reference and reservoir of useful information More than two hundred illustrations . ront of the hive. A veil over the face andbuckskin gloves will protect those who are afraid to han-dle bees. Set the hive upon the permanent platform atnight. ^taiid for Hives.—The stand or platform uponwhich the hive is to stand, should be beneath the shadeof a tree, or protected from the sun by a structure built ofboards. N. C. Mitchel, a good authority on bees, says: Werecommend that the hives should be set on low standsnear the ground. Whatever is the mode of constructionof stands, I would recommend to you to place them closeto the ground. The benefit to be derived from this planis, that weak or fatigued bees, if it should happen to bewindy, are likely to miss the stand and fall on the ground,and, as they can crawl when they are unable to fly, theymake their way to the stand and enter the hive and aresaved ; while if the hive had been some one or two feet from the ground, theywould undoubtedly perish. The platform should incline a little to the front, so that water will run off,. BASKET FOR HIVING BEHS. 88 THE APIARY. and, besides, it aids the bees in clearing rubbish out of the hive. The platformshould also project in front of the hive an inch or two, to give a lighting giving a little backward slant to the bottom of the hive, the pitch of theplatform is overcome. Winter Bee House.—Prominent bee men recommend the constructionof winter quarters for bees, of straw, of any requisite size, buildmg two walls,that is, an outer and an inner wall of straw ; the straw is confined by stakes,and the space between the two walls to be filled with sawdust, or something ofthat nature ; a cheap roof, and one door. Such a place might be made cheap,and very warm and comfortable. It need not be very large. It can be modeledto suit yourself. As a more expensive affair, after considerable progress has been made,
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