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in, and over head it should be filled 12 or 14 inches deep ; ceiling and doors may be 

 made any height desirable; first shelf for hives 6 inches from floor, the second shelf 

 33^ feet above first; these shelves are made square to the walls and 19 inches in width. 



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For every 2 feet 6 inches in depth may be added one more tier of hives on each side 

 For any increase in size of building there must be a proportionate increase in size of 

 cellar and flues. For 12 hives, flues and cellar to be one third larger, and so on. Two 

 doors to enter the building, 2 feet 2 inches wide; inside door hung on shutter hinges 

 for convenience, and made air tight by tacking a piece of thick cloth even with the 

 edge of the door, so as to shut tight against the rabbet formed in the door frame, and 

 firmly fastened by means of hook and staples. 



The house should be shaded on the sides, screened from the winds, and painted any 

 light color except white. 



Fig's 1 and 2 show how 

 to cut out and set up the 

 hives. Fig's 3 and 4 show 

 how to put the boxes on. 

 The top side and end be- 

 ing removed. They are 

 filled with 3 and 6 ft) box- 

 es, and enough can be put 

 in to store 200 ft. 



With our style of hive 

 the honey is stored in 

 three and six ponnd glass 



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boxes ; also in small 

 frames. Honey prepared 

 in this way will bring a 

 much better price than 

 extracted honey, giving 

 greater profits. Now, this house well built, for the accommodation of sixteen 

 colonies of bees, will costless than sixteen hives with suflScient box room. 

 The house may be arranged for any kind of hive and in number from 

 one up to any number desired. You can examine your bees and see their 



