. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 31, 1896.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 523 after explaining that the hives as shown are packed and roofs weighted down for winter, Dr. Sharp writes as follows :— " The establishment of the apiary is of com- paratively recent date. Five years ago as many hives were situated in my garden, near the house and close to the stable. But the situation was then most inconvenient, with growing crops all round, and work in the immediate vicinity of the hives often seriously impeded. At the end of that year, what was then a paddock was converte
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Dec. 31, 1896.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 523 after explaining that the hives as shown are packed and roofs weighted down for winter, Dr. Sharp writes as follows :— " The establishment of the apiary is of com- paratively recent date. Five years ago as many hives were situated in my garden, near the house and close to the stable. But the situation was then most inconvenient, with growing crops all round, and work in the immediate vicinity of the hives often seriously impeded. At the end of that year, what was then a paddock was converted into an orchard and dug over, and to the farthest end of which, of waste and broken bricks ; these were broken up, leaving, of course, the smaller pieces on the top. "Along the end of the orchard a space was thus covered about 7 ft. wide ; and down one side a path varying—owing to the irregularity of the hedge—from 4 ft. to 6 ft. wide. " The whole was well rolled, and then, to prevent the weeds from growing through, this was sprinkled with boiling tar ; and on the top of all was placed a layer of sand, and an edging of tiles round to prevent the pieces working out. " The hives have stood, as depicted, on this. DR: PERCY SHARPS APTARY, BRANT BROUGHTON. under shelter of the hedge, the bees were then removed. " Despite our good resolutions with regard to cleanliness about the apiary, time after time the weeds got the mastery, and we found it impossible, with other work on hand, to keep them cleared. Moreover, there was no proper path through the orchard, and the mud was awful. The discomforts endured when mani- pulating, too, were great—mud, dirt, and damp everywhere. Having endured this for some time, during which my apiary in- creased slowly but steadily, as did my know- ledge of, and delight in, the pursuit, I determined to make a really good stand for the hives and a firm path leading to them. I obtained from an adjacent yard about ten loads path
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