. Bees. Bee culture. BEES. not pay to increase the apiaries in liis present location. It may be better to more to another part of the country ^vhe^e nectar is more abundant. The location of the hives is a matter of considerable importance. As a rule better for hires to face away from the prevailing Avind and to be protected from high \vinds. In the Xorth, a south slope is desirable. It is advisable for hives to be so placed that the sun "vdU strike them early in the morning, so that the bees become active early in the day. and thus gain an advantage by getting the first sup- ply of
. Bees. Bee culture. BEES. not pay to increase the apiaries in liis present location. It may be better to more to another part of the country ^vhe^e nectar is more abundant. The location of the hives is a matter of considerable importance. As a rule better for hires to face away from the prevailing Avind and to be protected from high \vinds. In the Xorth, a south slope is desirable. It is advisable for hives to be so placed that the sun "vdU strike them early in the morning, so that the bees become active early in the day. and thus gain an advantage by getting the first sup- ply of nectar. It is also advantageous to have the hives shaded during the hottest part of the day. so that the bees â wiU not hang out in front of the hive instead of working. They should be so placed that. Fig. 1.âA well-arranged apiary. the bees will not prove a nuisance to passers-by or disturb live stock. This latter precaution may save the bee keeper considerable trouble, for bees sometimes prove dangerous, especially to horses. Bees are also sometimes annoying in the early spring, for on their first flights they sometimes spot clothes hung out to dry. This may be remedied by having the apiary some distance from the clothes-drying yard, or by removing the bees from the cellars on days when no clothes are to be hung out. The plot on which the liives are placed should be kept free from weeds, especially in front of the entrances. The grass may be cut with a lawn mower, but it wiU often be found more convenient and as efiicient to pasture one or more head of sheep in the apiary inclosure. 447. 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 Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. Washington, D. C. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
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