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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



Hake's octagonal hive dissected. The picture combines the complete outfit, consisting of brood-chamber, 



super, super-cover, bottom-board, and hive-cover, painted with deck paint, which gets hard 



and water-proof like hard enamel. 



Of coui-se Mr. Lyman is an enthusiast, but 

 does not contemplate becoming a specialist 

 right away, at least. He knows from ex- 



perience that all seasons are not as favor- 

 able as the last. 

 Boulder, Col. 



AN OMNAMENTAL OCTAGON HIVE FOR LAWN PURPOSES 



BY CHARLES Y. HAKE 



Hake's ornamental octagon hive for lawn display. 



I present here several pictures of a home- 

 made hive of octagon shape. This hive is 

 used for forming nuclei for increase in the 

 early part of the season. It is always in 

 use. I have a strong colony wintering in it. 

 The small open corners are used for feed- 

 ing. It contains a super with five regular 

 shallow extraeting-frames, and six small 

 frames one-half the size shown in photo. 



The brood-chamber takes regular half- 

 sized Hoffman frames. Full capacity would 

 would be nine regular frames. In this way 

 the nuclei never go to waste, and are always 

 returned to the hive when not in use. 



This peculiar-shaped hive makes an at- 

 tractive ornament for my front yard. I 

 have several real old-style earthen hives, one 

 shaped somewhat like the old straw eke, 

 and another circular one in two parts, a 

 brood-chamber and a super, bell-shaped, 

 witli a large handle that lifts off. 



York, Pa. 



