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He prefers to have the bee-room separated 

 from the outside door by another room, 

 possibly a vegetable-room, so that the tem- 

 perature may be controlled more easily. 



HOW N. Li. west ARRANGES HIS HIVES IN THE CELLAR. 



The door between the two rooms may be left 

 open most of ihe time, although it can be 

 closed when necessary. An outs de venti- 

 lator is used through an opening in one of 

 the windows. A wooden box is made 8 

 inches square and about 2 ft. long. This 

 extends througli the window, and the outer 

 end is built up so that the whole ventilator 

 assumes the form of an elbow. The outer 

 opening, which may be about 8 ft. from the 

 ground, is then covered in such a way as to 



keep out the rain and snow, but still allow 

 space for foul or warm air to escape from 

 the bee-room. Any openings that would 

 admit light are closed so as to make the room 

 dark and warm. Mr. 

 West thiuks it is advis- 

 able to liave a ^pring of 

 running water in one 

 corner, if possible, that 

 the temperature may be 

 kept constant. 



In placing his hives in 

 the cellar, Mr. West does 

 not remove the bottom- 

 boards. He makes a 

 platform about four 

 inches above the cellar- 

 tloor, and puts one row 

 of hives on this with the 

 back ends resting on a 

 2 X 5, so that they are 

 four inches higher than 

 the front ends. The 

 next row of hives is 

 placed on top of this 

 row, although set back 

 just a little so that the tiers will not fall 

 over. As will be seen, all the hives will be 

 so placed with the entrances at least four 

 inches lower than the back ends of the hives, 

 so that any dead bees may be easily cleaned 

 out. See illustration. 



Harry Lathrop, of Bridgeport, A\isconsin, 

 uses a stone bee-cellar built in a side liill. 

 There are two rooms in the cellar, or, more 

 properly speaking, a main room for the bees 

 and a smaller one used as a vestibule. He 



~'^,, ! ..' INLET 



HATCH BEE-CELLAR— DIMENSIONS OF INLET, 6x8 INCHES ; OUTLET, 8x10 INCHES. 



