n AN EASY METHOD OF 



ir. This cement or glue is very congenial 

 to the growth of the moth in the first stages 

 ()\' its existence. 



The moth miller enters the hive, generally, 

 ii: the night — makes an incision into the glue 

 < r cement with her sting, and leaves her eggs 

 deposited in the glue, where it remains secure 

 iVom the bees ; it being guarded by the tim- 

 ber on its sides. Thus, while a maggot, {lar- 

 va) the moth uses the cement for food until it 

 \rrives so far towards a state of maturity as to 

 aWe to spin a web, Vv hich is m'ore fully ex- 

 ' cd in remarks on Rule 10. 

 ^._ae size of a hive should be in accordance 

 \Wui the strictest rules of economy, and adapt- 

 I to the peculiar nature and economy of the 

 oney-bee, in order to make them profitable 

 J their -owner. « 



The lower apartment of the hive, where 

 hey store their food, raise their young bees, 

 ad perform their ordinary labors, should bold 

 ,D ill .rh as a box thirteen inches and one half 

 •r fourteen inches square in the clear. 

 If the tiive is much larger than thd ouj d >. 



