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in bad weather. In the iiot and cold clhnate of the Missis- 

 sippi Valley, the cloister could be used but little. 



Great injuiy is often done by disturbing a colony of bees 

 when the weather is so cold that they cannot fly. Many that 



Fig. 131. 



IXSIDE VIEW OF TWO-STORY DOLBLE-WALL LAXGSTROTH HIVE. 



Old .Style. 



a, b, c, double bottom-board. d, stationary outer-case. /, portico, 

 r/, entrance through double wall, h, i, front and back of lower hive. 

 ;, z, rabbetted pieces. /, lower honey-board, m, lower part of cover, 

 o, q, cover, r, upper honey-board, u, u, t, frames, iv, front and rear 

 of upper story. 



are tempted to leave the cluster, perish before they can regain 

 it, and eveiy disturbance, by rousing them to needless activity, 

 causes an increased consumption of food. On the other hand, 



