May 17, 1906 



THE AMERJ^AN BEE JOURNAL 



431 



super so els to give them space for 

 j. over the top of the brood- 

 frames. Now, a cloth — muslin, duck, 

 ■or gunny-burlap — should be placed over 

 strips tucked down snugly all around, 

 the rest of the super filled with chaff, 

 the hive top put over this, and all made 

 rain-proof. 



Next, make the hives so that mice 

 •can find no entrance. Some do this by 

 narrowing the entrance to the hive so 



it will 1 nly >,-inch deep. This will 



answer, but I have found a device 

 Which excludes both mice and ants at 

 once. This consists of a hive-stand or 

 bench to insulate the hives. Put down 

 four posts a foot or so deep, and bore 

 holes in their tops. In the holes put 

 iron rods, say 14-inch in diameter and 

 ■9 inches long-. On top of the rods put 

 pieces 16x3x4 inches, making in them 

 hobs to fit the rods so there will be 

 about 6 inches of rods between the 

 posts and pieces. Use cans with coal- 

 oil wicks. Capillary attraction will 

 carry the coal-oil and feed it to the 

 wicks, which should encircle the rods. 

 Now. no ant can pass from the earth 

 to the hives without going over the 

 rods, and the oil from the cans pass- 

 ing through the wicks encircling the 

 rods will prevent ants. Also, on top of 

 the rods place tins — pie-plates will do. 

 These will shelter the cans of oil and 

 also prevent mice from having access 

 to the hives. J. H. Collins. 



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