CHAPTER XVIII.
The Apiarian's monthly manual, or dints for the management of Bees for every month in the year upon the depriving System
THE APIARIAN'S GUIDE.
CHAPTER I.
Situation of an Apiary, and directions for placing the Hives.
I have no hesitation in saying, that a South aspect is decidedly preferable to any other situation for an Apiary. I have tried various aspects, but the Bees in the South I have always found to be the healthiest, and to collect the largest quantity of honey. It is very important that the hives be sheltered from the wind by trees or houses, and that they are not placed in the vicinity of ponds or large rivers, for high winds will dash them into the water, where numbers will perish.
It was the opinion of the ancients, that Bees in windy weather carried weights to prevent them from being driven about by it. Virgil says,
"That with light pebbles, like a balanced boat,