Gleanings in bee culture . he floor, and theshavings on the gal-vanized iron can be re-moved very easilj^ Theinteriors of thesebuildings are paintedwith two coats of MARCH 1, 191fi white paint, and theexteriors are coveredwith two-ply granite-finish frames are 2 by4, covered with hem-lock boards planed onthe inside so that theycan be painted prefer the houseapiary instead of theoutside yard for sev-eral reasons. First,you can work at yourbees and not be amongthose flying in the air,especially if the win-dows in tlie house areclosed. What few beesfly from any hive you
Gleanings in bee culture . he floor, and theshavings on the gal-vanized iron can be re-moved very easilj^ Theinteriors of thesebuildings are paintedwith two coats of MARCH 1, 191fi white paint, and theexteriors are coveredwith two-ply granite-finish frames are 2 by4, covered with hem-lock boards planed onthe inside so that theycan be painted prefer the houseapiary instead of theoutside yard for sev-eral reasons. First,you can work at yourbees and not be amongthose flying in the air,especially if the win-dows in tlie house areclosed. What few beesfly from any hive youare working on insideof the house, insteadof trying to frightenor sting you will flyto the window to get out. Second, you do not have to carry thehives in and out of the cellar in tlie springand fall, or move them to their winterquarters. Third, your bees are alwaysprotected from the snow, rain, and , they are at leisure for a flight inthe Avinter any time wlien it is warm-enough, such as the past few days have. Bees wintering in a house apiary. been, wlien the thermometer was around , in this house-apiary I can see a bigdifference in spring brood-rearing; alsoprotection duringcold nights, when bees areworking in sections during the summer. I cannot see that my bees make mistakesin finding the entiance to their own think it is due to the different colors
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