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A Colony of Bees Working in the Wall of a House. Note Where tlie Roards That Originally Constituted 

 the Outside Wall Have Been Cut in Two hy Auger Holes at the Top 



hand, thrmgh sometimes by tramping Avith the feet, and the honey was stored until 

 barrels were obtainable, while the wax and other materials left in the bags were 

 melted in boiling water, run off in the best manner possible, and sold ar-cording to 

 their grs'de. 



In the new system, however, everything is different. The examination of the 

 hives by the attendant indicates without fail just when harvesting should be done. 

 Whenever the combs in the supers are filled, thoroughly rii.ened and capped, the 

 apiarist knows that liis harvest period, at least for that hive, hits come. As the 



