Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-20

feet between them each way. upon a
fiat base of Portland cement about two
inches thick and two by three feet in
size. The easiest way to prepare the
base is to construct square frame
slopfnE upward, and after securing
and levelinE each way in the proper
location. mix and pound in the cement.
oeing careful by means of a line to
construct them all upon the same level.
and then level of the ground neatly
between them and seed to bluegrass
such plan renders ii easy to occa-
s1onally run a lawn mower between
the hives each way and prevent tall
grass and weeds from accommodating
around them. which is inconvenlent,
ooth 10 the bees and the operator, and
oetracts from those orderly and attrac-
i've features of the apiary that make
the work interesting.
never forget that good bee-stand
is just as important to hive as a
foundation is to a home. Any old
nan kes or box won't do IL you want
things right. and the man who thinks
it will is not possessed of those char
acteristics that make a successful
apiarist. The simplest. cheapest and
lest plan is to construct an oblonc
ooN ten inches high. ID rs inches wide
ana twcnty-four inches long on the
outside, with no bottom and no ION
except a strip 2l-2 inches wide and
81 OF an inch thick nailed across the
top on the front end. This corresnon,is
In height with the hive bottom. thus
extending the bee-porch in front of
the hlve The hive bottom covers the
remaining portion of the stand and
is kept from slipping off by means OF
Two cleats nailed upon the inside of
.he stand and extending about a quar-
ter of an inch above. so as to com.
n Sj
board of the hive. After the construc
ton OF this stand don't forget that a
couple OF good coats of mineral paint
Will not hurt it a bit
Many beekeepers make serious
mistake in failing TO give their bees
enough storage room on time The
aooitlon or this room at just the right
.',ae lor the storage Of the seasons crop
OF money requires good Judgment and
an intimate knowledge of the nectar
resources of the particular locality and
season. Very few people realize that
IN many localities the entire seasons
crop OF surplus honey is gathered and
stored within a period of a few weaEs
Is exceedingly important during
.nese rev weeks that the progress OF
the work in the supers be watched
closely and additional room be riven
as rapidly as the bees can use IL
Inc usual procedure by the ioe~
perienced beekeeper is TO put on a
super OF twenty-five to fifty pounds c..
pacity during early spring and give The
SUBJECT no further thought until ,,,e
summer or autumn. If the super is
round to be full of honey at that time
Is removed and probably an emp,y
one put in its place. In many cnses
TINS empty super is given long afr
,nere is any possibility Of any further
storage OF honey during the season and
com honey is being produced the
sections and foundations are ruined for
further use by being OH the hives dur.
ing time when no honey is being
stored. 'e
During poor season a single super
lot each colony may furnish an abund
ance OF room for the storage of the on
TIRE crop OF honey. but. during a good
season. II additional supers are not
gwen as needed. the major portion Of
the crop is lost to the beckeeper sim
ply from lack OF storage space.
IN como-honey production the stand