100 PLEASURABLE BEE-KEEPING. 



follows, at the lowest estimate : brood-chamber, 

 Is. 6d. ; 2 supers, Is. 3d. each ; floor-board. Is. 3d. ; 

 pan for cover, Is. 3d. ; swarm, 10s. 6d. Total cost, 

 17s. The cost of a swarm will depend upon 

 whether it can be purchased from a neighbour or a 

 dealer some distance away. In the former case a 

 good ordinary swarm may be obtained for the price 

 named ; but if supplied by a dealer, who guarantees a 

 young queen and a certain weight of bees, the price 

 will be about 3s. 6d. per lb. It is then good policy to 

 procure a 4-lb. swarm. The extra cost and carriage 

 will require adding to the estimate above. 



The " Ivo " Bae-Hive. 



The cost of any hive, as of other articles, depends 

 very materially upon the demand for it. Now, by 

 the increased demand for this hive it is made by 

 machinery instead of by hand, and the cost has been 

 greatly reduced. Those who can use tools will find 

 the hive simple in construction, and therefore easily 

 copied. The floor-board costing Is. 4d. ; brood- 

 chamber, 2s. ; two supers with bars, window, and door, 

 2s. 2d. each, and roof, Is. 9d., will cost about 9s. 6d. ; 

 paint, 6d. ; foundation, 2s. 6d. ; and swarm, 10s. 6d. 

 Total, 23s. 



Movable -Comb Hive. 



Hives of this description with single walls may be 

 obtained from about 10s., but with the extras needed 

 for a complete outfit a much larger sum must be 

 expended. As a matter of economy, double-walled 



