The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-05-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
LOCATING AN APlARY
Colonies Should Not Be Placed Too Near
a Highway or Street.

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The person who wishes TO make bee
keeping a sole means of procuring q
living Will do well 10 study well TIE
honey resources of a locality before
locating an apIary. Too many colonies
must not be kept in the immediate y.
entity, as there is danger of overstock,
ing, and if 4 location can be founl
where there will be a succession Of
bloom from carly spring until late n
the -all, success. with the right man
agement, Will be assured. But if the
design is to combine beekeeping with
some other pursuit, or branch of farm
ing. = matters but little where the
aplary is located. as in almost any lccG-
ton a few colonies of bees can be kept
with both pleasure and profit. especial
ly so when 1t is remembered that bees
often GO miles to gather honey. So |
would advise that no person who has
a desire to have the most h%ealthful of
sweets to use in the family be deferred
from keeping bees on account of what,
10 them, may appear to be an insult
able location.
IF course. any farm, no matter how
small. has plenty of for Il few
colonies OF bees. But many readers are
engaged in mechanical and other pur.
I suits ard are living in towns. II may
be well TO assure them that they can
right where hey are, keep a colony or
a few colonies of bees, and. besides the
pleasure in caring for them. they can
secure for themselves honey to use, and
perhaps some TO spare. This, of course
II bees are properly managed.
Even in our largest cities bees are
kept with profit. c. Z. Muth, of Cincin-
matt. O., has for many years kept bees
on the root OF his store building with
profit. Thomas g.. Newman, of Chica-
20. ILL.,, has for years successfully kept
his bees nea one of the main thorough
fares OF the city where street cars pass
every few minutes. Other instances oi
keeping beesi in cities could be cited both
in New York and Philadelphia. In one
of the larger towns in this county a
person has been keeping from 50 TO
100 colonies Of bees on Il small lot. and
without gaining the i'll will of his
neighbors.
The ideal location would be n with
woods on the west and north for protec-
ton of the apiary from tho cold wintry
winds. especially if said woods con
tanned maple, Eastwood and chestnul
timber. Such a location would furnish
honey and pollen in abundance. \
gradual slope of the land TO the south
southeast or EAST would also be dcsir.
able.
Where only a few bees are kept they
should be located near the house wher
the boys and girls could see when .
swarm issues. If an orchard is neal
the apiary it would be a great help. rs
the nearer they are to the field the bet
ter.
Apple bloom and good weather will
help toward building up colonies for
the white clover crop. 1t is often the
case hat persons fail in getting Il yield
OF white clover honey because of weak
colonies. Without a hive overflowin"
with bees 4 large yield of honey need
never be expected.
1t might he well to not place colonies
too near the highway or street, unless
there is Il high fence or hedge which
would cause the bees to rise in their
flight to and fro. and so fly over the per-
sons passing.-George Splitter. in Ohio
Farmer.