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A HUMBLE-BEE HOUSE 



When one is attending to and observing a number 

 of colonies it is a great advantage to have them 

 arranged close together, under cover, and at a con- 

 venient height from the ground. To meet this 



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Fig. i 8. Plan of Sladen's Humble-bee House, showing position of holes for 

 eight nests in the bottom of the house and of the nests on the shelves. 



object I have devised a humble-bee house, which 

 has enabled me to carry out my observations under 

 the most favourable and pleasant conditions. 



The house itself consists of an ordinarv wooden 

 hut, 6 ft. long, 4 ft. 6 in. wide, and 6 ft. high, 

 covered with match boards. There is no floor. 

 There is a window on one side, and this ought to 



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