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Had Jack done so, he would have done better; but as there were cogent reasons to be offered in extenuation of our philosopher, we shall say no more, but merely state that Jack, when he got on the other side of the hedge, found that he had pitched into a small apiary, and had upset two hives of bees, who resented the intrusion; and Jack had hardly time to get upon his legs before he found them very busy stinging him in all quarters.
Drawers should be small like No. 2, for all purposes except such as are used for multiplying colonies and transferring, which should always be large like No. 1. Hives should have elects on their sides, so as to suspend them in the air some distance from the floor of the apiary, the better to secure the bees from destruction by mice, reptiles, and other vermin.
There should be three sheet-iron slides, one of which should be nearly as wide as the chamber, and one or two inches longer than the length of the chamber. The other two should be the same length of the first, and half its width only. All hives and all their appendages should be made exactly of a size and shape in the same apiary.
"Well, I've never done it before, Mr. White," he replied, "but I think I can manage it." "Perhaps you better take Tony along to help you," suggested his uncle. "No, I'll take care of them myself, Uncle Joe," he replied, and started for the house to get his veil and smoker. When he arrived at the apiary, much to his surprise, not one but three of the colonies had swarmed.
An Indian town of twenty-five or thirty lodges here stood, resembling a giant apiary, with its inhabitants flitting in and out, darting hither and thither, like so many bees.
These herds were selected chiefly for breeding purposes, while a sufficient number of mules were purchased for the needs of the farm work. The bees in the well stocked apiary had already gathered a fine supply of honey from the wild flowers of the surrounding prairies.
"All right," said Bob, "come with us," and they climbed up on the wagon and drove across the meadow to the new apiary. They placed the hives on the cinder foundation Bob had made for them under the trees and when they were all placed they looked very attractive in their white paint. "I'm sorry I didn't buy them myself," said the driver of the wagon, who had been a farm hand for the former owner.
Bob was so busy with his work that he had practically forgotten them until he looked over and saw Edith at the apiary examining the bees. With her was Eddie Brown, and Bob smiled as he noticed that Eddie was standing at a safe distance from the hives.
Clifford came in a little late, rubbing his hands felicitously, as he said: "I have just come from the apiary, and think we shall have another swarm to-day. Did you ever hear the old saying, Amy, 'A swarm of bees in June Is worth a silver spoon'? If one comes out to-day, and we hive it safely, we shall call it yours, and you shall have the honey."
Nothing but bees should ever be put into a hive. When bees die, the hive should be cleared of its contents, and scraped out clean, and the chamber rubbed with cloth wet in clean water; then set it in its place in the apiary, and there let it stand until wanted for use. An old hive, thus prepared, is as good as a new one for the reception of a swarm.
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