QUEEN-REARING IN ENGLAND. 29 



white. The hive is supported on bricks, a brick being placed 

 under each entrance for the bees to alight upon. 



Fig. 23. 

 Sladen's Nucleus Hive for three Nuclei. 



To facilitate examination the quilt is cut into t^vo 



P^--' Tf the sSrnucTer^anrthe^i "Z^^^^'.^^ 

 TcoveTthe othef t^ 'The brood-chamber measures 



