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GLEii^^INGS IX BEE CULTURE. 



May 



cassaut us^ o'l the broom. Agaiu, when 

 younp: bees are just sallying out for their 

 tiist ili,3lit, they will, it the hive is opened at 

 ji'SL the right time, come out in the house 

 in great numbers, ami to try to stop them 

 by any other means th;in clo.sing the hive, is 

 like tryin ;• to stop the rain from falling. 

 Thoi^e bi s titter having had their 'play- 

 spell, ' will iasist on reLaniin,j; to the hive 

 in the same way that they cama out, and if 

 th?y are dii ren out of the house and the 



door closed, they will sometimes collect in a 

 large cluster on or about the door. It is 

 true they are seldom lost, for they will usu- 

 ally be allowed to enter the hives nearest 

 the door, but it weakens the hive from 

 which they came, and is very apt to puzzle a 

 novice in the business sorely. To obviate 

 this trouble we can avoid opening the hives 

 during the afternoon, or at such times as 

 the bees are likely to rush out for a play ; 

 after a shower for instance. 



A M01>EK^i nOUSii Al iARY, 



AVc give above, a very accurate ])!clare of 

 the bouse apiary that we have bsen using 

 f.. r the pasttv,'<) years, ex"ept that the artist 

 ]■■'-■ given it a r;)of rather more faicit'ul 

 th-n our owji. Tiio iulcnor will be readily 

 undei stood Irom the d'.a'Tim; the uuper 



story is at present occupied by the children 

 as a play room. Perhaps the most difficult 

 part to make in the whole building is the 

 roof, unless we make it of tin ; tliis is some- 

 what expensive but if kept v/ell ixiinted, it 

 will last almost indefiuitely. The orna- 



