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to be made througli the tottoni rolls of the hives ; hut as 

 far as honey-gathering goes, it is of trifling importance 

 ■whether the hoards or hives be cut for doors. Only let 

 them he large enough, so that the hees may lace and ladle 

 the honey through them into their hives. 



At the end of the season the doors are contracted very 

 much, and remain so all through the winter months. 



