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PLEASUBABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



upon the surface of the stage, which will then consist 

 of a piece of wood 5 inches square, with a hole in the 

 centre H inches across, and a rim underneath to raise 

 it ^ inch. This stage may be used on any hive by 

 simply placing it over the feed-hole. When placing it 

 on a skep it is advisable to set it on a slight ring of 

 barley meal or other paste. The bottle selected should 

 be a narrow-mouthed honey- jar or pickle bottle. Fill 



it with warm syrup, and then tie tightly over the 

 mouth one or two thicknesses of muslin or canvas. 

 Now a caution must be given. Very frequently the 

 syrup is found to run from the bottle into the hive, 

 and thence out of the entrance to the ground. If the 

 syrup is of the proper consistency this leakage results 

 from slowly turning over the full bottle, and allowing 

 the air to reach the top of the bottle above the syrup 



