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gine that they are the individual object of the hatred of all bees ; 

 hence we often hear it said, "I would not go near bees, they 

 have a dislike to me," when the boot should be on the other foot 

 — they have a dislike to the bees. Well, this kiosk and its fittings 

 are for such ones. Underneath, and surrounded by this net, 

 they can examine the maxvellous sights to be met with in the 

 domestic economy of the hive, and to my mind it is one of the 

 most interesting — a hive of bees under the control and manipula- 

 tion of man. 



The sides of the kiosk are trellised. There are two openings 

 in the walls, the one for ingress and egress, the other contains 

 two Berlepsch hives. In these, visitors can be shown all that is most 

 interesting in bee life, whilst close to the door are the Langstroth 

 and other hives; the frames from these, containing the queen and 

 brood in various stages of development, can be easily removed and 

 jcarried within, where they can be examined freely by the most 

 curious of visitors. 



From the door of the kiosk to the honey-house is an asphalt 

 path, 4 feet in width. The honey-house is fitted with all the most 

 modern appliances used in the honey industry, and not the least 

 conspicuous amongst them is a four-frame Cowan rapid reversible 

 extractor. This latter has been fitted so as to be driven by 

 treadle-power. 



TO REMOVE BEES TO ANOTHER LOCALITY. 



It was only the last week in December that the bees were 

 removed from the old site. This was a valuable object lesson 

 for the students engaged in the work. "Being so close won't 

 the bees go back to the old stands?" was the question 

 asked by more than one. On the morrow not 1 per 

 cent, of the bees returned to the site of their old home, al- 

 though it was in such close proximity. This is the way it was 

 done. All things being in readiness, a moonlight night was 

 selected. At the old apiary the entrance to each hive was 

 closed by means of damp rags, and the hives were placed on 

 hand-barrows and carried to the concrete stands in the new 

 apiary; these were all in place beforehand; pieces of board, 

 two or three bricks, bushes, in fact anything, was placed in front 

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