. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI< OF THB APIARY. 469 may be desirable. Several excellent bee-keepers are now using- them with success, and great satisfaction. The old-time objection, of bees collecting in houses while working with them, is now removed, as are the bees by aid of bee-escapes. If the bee-escapes are put on the hives the night before, the extracting or comb honey supers will be practically free of bees in the morning, and all work can be done in the house with very slight annoyance from the presence of the bees. As we ail know, cross colonies
. The bee-keeper's guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. OR, MANUAI< OF THB APIARY. 469 may be desirable. Several excellent bee-keepers are now using- them with success, and great satisfaction. The old-time objection, of bees collecting in houses while working with them, is now removed, as are the bees by aid of bee-escapes. If the bee-escapes are put on the hives the night before, the extracting or comb honey supers will be practically free of bees in the morning, and all work can be done in the house with very slight annoyance from the presence of the bees. As we ail know, cross colonies lose their pugnacity if placed in a house-apiary. They seem cowed by the enclosure. The walls. Fig. Souse-Apiary on Wheels.—From A, I. Boot Co. of course, should be double, and filled in with shavings, and the hives should be the same as are used out-of-doors. A mov- able house apiary, on wheels (Fig. 2S7), has been used, and in some cases may be desirable. BBa-HOUSBS. As a good and convenient bee-house is very desirable in every apiary of any considerable size, I will give a few hints in reference to its construction. First, I should have a good cellar under the house, entirely under ground so as certainly to be frost-proof, mouse and rat proof, thoroughly grouted, and ventilated as already Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. , George W. York & company
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