. The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary. Bee culture. APlAftY 13 APtABY. 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- sure where poultry have free access. The high strong fence will
. The ABC of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee; bees, honey, hives, implements, honey-plants, etc., facts gleaned from the experience of thousands of bee keepers all over our land, and afterward verified by practical work in our own apiary. Bee culture. APlAftY 13 APtABY. 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- sure where poultry have free access. The high strong fence will also do much to dis- courage thieves from attempting 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 APIARY. 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, if 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 have admired our apiary, and thought it no Wonder we enjoyed bee-keeping in such a place, and these same persons have declared their intention of tipping their poor neg- lected hives of bees up square and true, re- moving the weeds, starting grapevines, etc., but, alas ! their attempts were too often but a couple of sticks picked up hastily as we have mentioned, and a few vigorous strokes in the battle with old dame Nature, and then they desisted, before the "coy old lady" had even had time to yield and bless her devo- tees with such smiles as only the successful cultivator of the soil knows she can give. Select the sit
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