Apiary shelter with configurable flight path

A fabric apiary enclosure with a plurality of peripheral walls extending between a top component and a bottom component cooperating to define an enclosure fitted to a supporting frame;

• comprising
• the plurality of peripheral walls apportioned to define an upper section and a lower section, and further comprising a back wall, a plurality of opposing side walls, and a front panel that has a hook and loop structure that affixes the front panel to the plurality of opposing side walls and to the top component in a position that is opposite the back wall;
• further comprising
• a plurality of placement variations of the front panel that define the perimeters of a plurality of openings, wherein the front panel can be:
• fully detached from either one of the opposing side walls and fully detached from the top component, or
• fully detached from either one of the opposing side walls and partially detached from the top component, or
• partially detached from either one of the opposing side walls and partially detached from the top component, or
• fully detached from both of the opposing side walls and fully detached from the top component;
• further comprising
• an aperture in the top component that serves as a flight portal and that is apportioned to define a right half and a left half, wherein the aperture is associated with a flight portal cover that has a hook and loop structure, and can be affixed flush to the top component and positioned to obstruct the right half of the aperture or the left half of the aperture, in order to direct the flight path of bees.