186 Division Board. 
minutely, as with W. Z. Hutchinson, W. L. Taylor, and 
many others of our most able and intelligent apiarists, I 
find ‘t upon trial as excellent as itis simple. Surely when 
we can harness excellence and simplicity together we have 
a most desirable team. The simple union of parts by mere 
plain contact of the edges, or the cover simply lying on 
the hive, while it is just as acceptable to the bees, makes 
the hive far more simple of construction and easy of 
manipulation. The honey board and bee-spaces keep all 
so neat, that as one bee-keeper well says, their extra 
expense is very soon saved in the saving of time which 
their use insures. Any who may think of trying this hive 
better do as I did, try two or three at first, and see if in 
their judgment the “game is worth the candle.” All hives 
should be well painted with white paint. This color makes 
the heat less trying to the combs and bees. While it 
may not be profitable to paint, yet when neatness and 
Fic. 65. 
STAT ATT 
ae haps alhagnd . 
Plain Division Board, Perforated Zinc Division Board, 
durability are both considered, surely painting pays well. 
For paint I would use white lead, zinc and oil—about one- 
third as much zinc as lead. Mr. Doolittle, whose opinion 
justly ranks very high among American bee-keepers, 
thinks that white paint makes shade unnecessary, 
DIVISION BOARD. 
A close-fitting division board (Fig. 65) is very import- 
ant, and no Langstroth hive is complete without it. Mr. 
