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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



June 15 



ROOT OBSERVATION HIVE. 



In recent years there has been an 

 ever-inci'easing interest in bees as a [tt 

 subject for nature study in the schools, 

 and a corresponding demand for ob- 

 servation hives to facilitate the study 

 of bees at work, without exposing the 

 student directly to them, as is necessary 

 with ordinary hives. To meet this de- 

 ■ mand we offer sevei'al styles and sizes 

 of observation hives. These are matlc 

 with skeleton frame, with glass in 

 sides and ends of the brpod-chaml^er, 

 and in sides only of the super. Shut- 

 ters are provided to cover the glass. 

 These shutters have brass rings to 

 handle them by and brass buttons to 

 hold them in place. Brass hooks are 

 also provided to hold the several sec- 

 tions of the hive 



together. The 

 hives are finish- 

 ed in the natural 

 wood, oiled and 

 varnished, and 

 alltogetherthey 

 are very attrac- 

 tive in appear- 

 ance. We fur- 

 nish themregu- 

 larlyin 8-frame, 

 Langstroth 

 depth. The su- 

 per is fitted for 



OBSEBVATION HIVE INSIDE A BOOM WITH ENTRANCE UNDBB 

 THE RAISED SASH. 



the 4x5xlf plain section. Hives are 

 usually furnished put together and 

 finished. We can supply material in 

 the fiat, but it is work for a cabinet- 

 maker who understands his business to 

 put them up, and we do not care to fur- 

 nisii them in fiat unless you order one 

 complete as a model. 



The bottom is no longer than the 

 hive, and a covered extension is pro- 

 vided to lead the bees outdoors under 

 the window-sash or other opening pro- 

 vided. In the full-sized hive a colony 

 I of hees can be kept by a window the 

 year round, or for only a 

 part of the season, as may 

 1)6 desired. The work of 

 the hive, including the 

 ^ building of comb in the 

 sections, can be watched 

 at intervals without open- 

 ing the hive or disturb- 

 ing the bees. For work 

 in the schoolroom before 

 a class we recommend the 



OBSERVATION HIVE WITH PANELS REMOVED. 



one-frame hive. With the one-trame 

 observation hive it is necessary to re- 

 move the frame of bees and put in a fresh 

 one about once a week at least, for the 

 best results. As a I'ule, aiTangements 

 may be made with a local bee-keeper 

 to provide a frame of bees each Mon- 

 day morning, returning at end of week. 

 We make one-frame observation hives 

 for L. frames or for Danz. frames and a 

 row of sections above, or the L. fr. with 

 a row of sections above. These are pro- 

 vided with a wood case to slip over to shut 

 out the light when you are not watching 

 the bees. We show this one-frame hive 

 and the case in accompanying illus- 

 tration. This consists of turned-wood 

 corners with glass inserted in grooves 

 in ends as well as the sides. ' 



ONE-FRAME OBSERVATION HIVE WITH CASE REMOVED. 



FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS IN BEE-KEEPERS' SUPPLIES. 



