THE AMERICAN APICULTURIST. 



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as matters progress, to adopt a bet- 

 ter mode of beekeeping. 



THE MAGAZINESTOCK^ ARE CONVEN- 

 IENT, PARTICULARLY WITH THE 

 WOODEN TOP BOXES WITH A 

 GLASS SIDE. 



If one wishes to build up popu- 

 lous colonies, one must commence 

 by controlling swarming : namely, 

 swarming often. To do this, one must 

 provide roomy dwellings and those 

 that can be enlarged gradually ; with- 

 out this the object would fail. If 

 one should give the bees a large 

 dwelling at once they would become 

 discouraged and would not half fill 

 the hive and there would be many 

 other disadvantages. 



The dwelling must also be ar- 

 ranged in such a manner that the 

 bees can be handled with ease and 

 without damage to the bees, or ever 

 to have to destroy the latter to enjoy 

 the product of their industry and 

 control their surplus in honey and 

 wax. 



All this is required ; but now as to 

 the care of the "magazine." 



As the bees conduct their domes- 

 tic affairs within a limited space and 

 they from time to time according 

 to the demands of time, attentions, 

 etc., are increased or diminished, one 

 generally makes them of straw (at 

 least I have seen no others) and 

 lathes which are very useful, if not 

 too large (as they generally are) ; 

 nevertheless, these straw " storing 

 cases" have several drawbacks which 

 I have found by observation and 



manipulation. Thus, some yearsago, I 

 conceived the idea of making, as far 

 as possible, those that were more 

 complete and convenient ; to that 

 end I made wooden four-cornered 

 hives of boards and put in the same 

 at least one pane of glass which, al- 

 though only costing but little, is of 

 inestimable value. 



I improved on these until I found 

 the most useful and convenient to 

 handle. 



The samples that I have I not only 

 had myself for several years, but I 

 also made some for good friends, 

 and others made copies of them and 

 their great value makes me recom- 

 mend them unhesitatingly. These 

 hives are very little more expensive 

 than straw (if they are made plain 

 and cheap), they last longer, are 

 better and more convenient and can 

 be made anywhere, while men who 

 can make straw hives are often diffi- 

 cult to get. 



One should not allow himself 

 to be frightened into thinking they 

 are too expensive, when conducting 

 an extensive bee business ; or that, if 

 one begins with them, the profits will 

 soon disappear. 



I will just describe their complete- 

 ness and their general utility and 

 their advantages over the straw hive, 

 more especially for the purpose of 

 giving guidance how to make them 

 of the greatest use in beekeeping. 

 Rodlieim, Germany, July, i~8j. 

 \_2o be continued. '\ 



^Litevallj' magazine or wave house hive.- 

 R. F. H. 



