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HIVES AND BOXES. 



ble, especially in the best seasons. Many cf our best 

 bee-keepers are using side-boxes in connection with the 

 hanging-frame hive. This may be done by making the 

 sides of the hive movable, and holding the ends in place, 

 by a piece of hoop-iron, at top and bottom, across each 

 side. The corners may be secured as illustrated, by 

 clasps, such as will be described hereafter. (See fig. 37.) 



OBSERVATORY HIVE. 



A very convenient form of observatory hive, for the 

 satisfaction of those who wish to observe the operations 



Fig. 37.— OBSERVATOKT HIVE. 



ot The bees, without opening the hive, can be made sub- 

 stantially as the above, except that the two sides should 

 be made with a frame, two inches wide, with a glass 

 fitted in the inside, and a dour made of two thicknesses 

 of thin board, with the grain at right angles to prevent 

 varping. This door should fit cicely in the frame, be 



