The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-05-14
FARM AND GARDEN.
LOCATING AN APlARY.
Colonies Should Not Be Placed Too Near
a Highway or Street.

"A Highway or Street.
The person who wishes to make pee
keeping a sole means of procuring o
living will do well to study well the
honey resources of a locality before
locating an aplary. Too many colonies
must not be kept in the immediate Vi
cinity, as there is danger of overstock-
ing, and if location can be founl
where there will be a succession OF
bloom from carly spring until late III
the fall, success, with the right man
agement, will be assured. But II the
design is to combine beekeeplng with
some other pursuit, or branch OF farm
ing, It matters but little where the
apiarv is located, as in almost any loca-
ton a few colonies of bees can be kept
with both pleasure and profit, especIai-
ly so when it is remembered that bees
! often go miles to gather honey. 30 l
would advise that no person who has
a desire to Lave the most healthful OF
sweets to use in the family be deferred
from keeping bees on account OF what
, to them, may appear to be an insult
able location.
OF course, any farm, no matter now
small, has plenty of room for a te"
colonies of bees. But many readers
engaged in mechanical and other lfur-
suits and are living in towns. 1t may
be we'll to assure them that they can,
right where they are, keep colony or
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,
if bees are properly managed.
Even in our largest cities bees are
kept with profit. C. f. Muth, of Cincin-
matt, O., has for many years kept bees
on the roof of his store building with
profit. Thomas G. Newman, of Chica-
go, H., has for years successfully kept
his bees near one of the main thorough
fares of the city where street cars pass
every few minutes. Other instances Of
keeping bees in cities could be cited both
in New York and Philadelphia. In one
of the larger towns in this county 4
person has been keeping from so TO
100 colonies of bees on a small lot, and
without gaining the i'll will of his
neighbors.
The ideal location would be one with
woods on the west and north for protec-
ton of the apiary from the cold wintry
winds, especially if said woods con-
tanned maple, Eastwood and chestnut
timber. Such a location would furnish
honey and pollen in abundance. A
gradual slope of the land to the south
southeast or cast would also be desir-
able
Where only a few bees are kept they
should be located near the house where
the boys and girls could see when a
swarm issues. If an orchard is near
the apiary it would be a great help, as
the nearer they are to the field ,4e bet
ter.
Apple bloom and good weather will
help toward building up colonies for
the white clover crop. 1t is often the
case that pesver honey 'becau--s of wle'-.
Colonies. Without hive Overlooking
with bees large yield of honey need
never be expected.
1t might be well to not place colonies
too near the highway or street, unless
there is high fence or hedge which
would cause the bees to rise in Their
fight to and fro, and so fly over the per
sons passing-George Splitter, in Ohio
Farmer