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Divhhn Board. 



minutely, as with W. Z. Hutchinson, W. L. Taylor, and 

 manv others of our most able and intelligent apiarists, I 

 find " t upon trial as excellent as it is simple. Surely when 

 we can harness excellence and simplicity together we have 

 a most desirable team. The simple union of parts by mere 

 plain contact of the edges, or the cover simply lying on 

 the hive, while it is just as acceptable to the bees, makes 

 the hive far more simple of construction and easy of 

 manipulation. The honey board and bee-spaces keep all 

 so neat, that as one bee-keeper well says, their extra 

 expense is very soon saved in the saving of time which 

 their use insui-es. Any who may think of trying this hive 

 better do as I did, try two or three at first, and see if in 

 their judgment the "game is worth the candle." All hives 

 should be well painted with white paint. This color makes 

 the heat less trying to the combs and bees. While it 

 may not be profitable to paint, yet when neatness and 



Fig. 65. 



Plain Division Board, 



Perforated Zinc Division Board, 



durability are both considered, surely painting pays well. 

 For paint I would use white lead, zinc and oil — about one- 

 third as much zinc as lead. Mr. Doolittle, whose opinion 

 justly ranks very high among American bee-keepers, 

 thinks that white paint makes shade unnecessary. 



DIVISION BOARD. 



A close-fitting divisiorf board (Fig. 65) is very import- 

 ant, and no Langstroth hive is complete without it. Mr. 



