. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 800 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Bee. 12. hives. The excited movement of the workers at the entrance of the hive in the interval of the absence of their young queen is a sure guide to her on her return. J. M. Harabaugh—By alternating dif- ferent-colored hives, you can keep your bees 4 to 6 feet apart ; yet I would pre- fer a greater distance. In close quar- ters, bees should have a variety of col- ors, markings, etc., to guide them to the proper hive. B. Taylor—In my house-apiary the entrances are two feet apart. This year I tried getting young queens fe
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 800 THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. Bee. 12. hives. The excited movement of the workers at the entrance of the hive in the interval of the absence of their young queen is a sure guide to her on her return. J. M. Harabaugh—By alternating dif- ferent-colored hives, you can keep your bees 4 to 6 feet apart ; yet I would pre- fer a greater distance. In close quar- ters, bees should have a variety of col- ors, markings, etc., to guide them to the proper hive. B. Taylor—In my house-apiary the entrances are two feet apart. This year I tried getting young queens fertilized in these, and succeeded in every case. There is no other objection to placing hives two feet apart, except convenience in handling. Dr. C. C. Miller—That depends upon surrounding objects as landmarks. With plenty of these, I should say there ought to be no trouble at six feet from center to center. But you can double the num- ber kept on a given space by keeping the hives in pairs. Dr. J. P. H. Brown—If space is vei'y limited, you might place your hives as close as six inches. In fact, I have seen large apiaries where the hives were placed side by side and piled on top of each other, that were worked success- fully and profitably. J. E. Pond—I have found no difficulty in placing hives 10 to 12 inches apart. A foot of space between hives I deem to be ample, if care is taken. If bees are kept in a " slip-shod " manner, they will give trouble no matter how they are placed on their stands. Allen Pringle—If you have various landmarks, and paint your hives, like Joseph's coat—many and different col- ors—you might place them side by side in touch in the rows, and the rows just far enough apart to admit of convenient manipulation. But if you have more room, give it to them. E. Prance—By having the hives differ- ent colors, they can be placed as close as they can be, without clustering to- gether when they lie out in hot weather. I have seen old box-
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