. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. APIAEY. 12 APIAEY. a few hours in a well-kept apiary than the owner can restore in half a day. "We wish to have the ground so clean that we can get down on our knees, in front of any hive, at any time. This we can not do in any inclo- siire where poultry liave free access. The high strong fence will also do much to dis- courage thieves from attemiiting to pillage the honey, for climbing into such an inclo- sure is quite risky business when it adjoins a dwelling. If a part of the dwelling coul
. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. APIAEY. 12 APIAEY. a few hours in a well-kept apiary than the owner can restore in half a day. "We wish to have the ground so clean that we can get down on our knees, in front of any hive, at any time. This we can not do in any inclo- siire where poultry liave free access. The high strong fence will also do much to dis- courage thieves from attemiiting to pillage the honey, for climbing into such an inclo- sure is quite risky business when it adjoins a dwelling. If a part of the dwelling could open directly into the apiary, it would be a fine thing on many accounts. THE VINEYARD API.\RY. Get two posts 6 feet long and three inches square; these must be of some durable wood, white oak for instance. If you can afford the trouble and expense, we really would prefer that you have them planed and paint- ed ; at any rate, do not expect your apiary ever to be any thing you may be proud of, it you push down some old sticks temporarily, one longer than the other, perhaps, and both askew, for such work soon becomes unat- tractive, and is shunned. Many visitors liave admired our apiary, and thouglit it no Wonder we enjoyed bee-keeping in such a place, and these same persons have declared their intention of tipping tlieir poor neg- lected hives of bees up S([uare and true, re- moving the weeds, starling grapevines, etc., but, alas ! their attempts were too often but a couple of sticks picked uj) hastily as we have mentioned, and a few vigorous strokes in the battle witli old dame Nature, and then they desisted, before the "coy old lady"" had even had time to yield and bless lier devo- tees with such smiles as only the successful cultivator of the soil knows slie can give. Select the site of your workshop, for such We shall expect it to be, near the center of your plat of groinul, and drive these posts or stakes so that they stand east and west, and just three fee
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