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THE AMERICAN l^E-KEEPER 



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prepared for wintor and the little hive >iiiiiii:- in \vitli tlii'ir loads of lu-rtar 

 stored awav for the next season. All "(I pollen and depositinj-- them in the 

 these fixings are plain and simple, and 'H^- y^i 'iiay see the nnrse bees feed- 

 auv one possessini; a little ingenuity i?i the larvae, and the coinb builders 

 can easily make them: try it at least, onniui;- comb. You may also ol>sevve 

 it will repay you an hundred fold. 



Enclewood, X. .1. 



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AN OBSERVATORY HIVE. 



(^F. G. Herman.) 



he (pieeu layin.L;' two or three eggs 

 •»er minute. Besides you Avill have 

 1 isitors by the dozens from far and 

 near, and you will have a great many 

 ([uestions to answer too. Init you will 

 s(-ll a great many extra pounds of 

 hone.v. which will more than reeom- 

 / p?nse you: and there are uiany more 

 interesting features and l>enefits to be 

 derived from this simple device which 

 cannot go into this article. If you 

 are using in your hives a movable 

 frame the matter is very simple. Make 

 the two end pieces, the bottom and 

 over the same length and height as 



I KNOW of u.' other way th.at a per- 

 son can obtain so much practical 

 knowledge of what is going on 

 inside a bee hive as by observation. 

 When a hive is about to be opened the ti^e hives in your yard, but only Avide 

 bees are previously given a little enough for three frames of comb — 

 smoke.this. of course.confuses and sub- five inches inside measurement is 



dues them and throws them into an 

 abnormal condition for the time being 

 at least: liesides the frames have to be 

 lifted out one at a time to be exam- 

 ined. But l>ehold, I show you a better 

 wav. which is to make an observatory 



about right. The sides should be made 

 of good clear window glass. This con- 

 stitutes the liody. The hive cover 

 which has a hole in the center two 

 and one-half inches in diameter cov- 

 ered on the under side with wire net- 



hive and place it on your front porch, ting. This hole is for two purposes, 



as shown in the picture, which is a if the bees need feeding a pint fruit 



street view. There you can see the .lar can be filled with syrup then cov- 



workings of a colony in a normal con- ered with a thickness or two of cheese- 



dition. You will see the field bees cloth and inverted right on the wire, 



Herman's Observation Hive. 



