DOMESTICATED XATURE. 



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Such a hive will give you new ideas 

 of bees. Here they are not hampered 

 by the regulation frame, nor forced to 

 build comb in any particular manner. 

 They can go up, down and on all sides, 

 in every angle. And the manner in 

 which they build in these angles and 

 curves is astonishing. ( hie is apt to 

 forget that the bees' original home is in 

 a hollow tree with absolute freedom to 

 build in any manner. Comb is not 

 naturally in the oblong straight form, as 

 one learns to regard it by seeing nothing" 

 but regulation frames and sections. The 

 bees left to themselves like to throw out 

 a little projection here, a curve there, 

 and "turn a corner" as they see fit. A 

 close observation of methods and results 

 of the individual cells in these projec- 

 tions and curves is very interesting. It 



is astonishing how the space is utilized 

 even within the curve. 1 do not want 

 to tell you all about it, for that would 

 be to deprive you of a large part of the 

 enjoyment. Try it and see for yourself, 

 then report results. The cost would not 

 be more than a dollar in addition to that 

 of the bees. 



The photographs show the results in 

 comb building in a hive that I tried last 

 year. I have removed the bees to show 

 the comb structure. (The bees may be 

 easily removed by treating the whole as a 

 super and setting it on another hive, 

 with cover of this main hive off, and an 

 "escape board" between the two.) 



Last season's experience gave me 

 many suggestions. I am trying it again 

 this year. Will not the reader try it 

 and report results? 



INTRICATE AND BEAUTIFUL FORMATIONS OF HONEYCOMB BUILT IX 



THE PASSE PARTOUT HIVE. 



