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THE APIARY; OE, 



TAYLOE'S AMATEUR SHALLOW BOX OE 

 EIGHT BAE HIVE. No. 3. 



Taylor's Amateur Hive, as seen 

 by reference to the engraving, con- 

 sists of three boxes, the lower one 

 A, is the stock box, in which the 

 swarm is first placed ; B is the first 

 super; and C the centre box; all 

 three boxes are of the same diameter^ 

 viz., 13| inches square inside; A, the 

 stock box, is 7i deep ; B, 6 J inches ; 

 both are fitted with eight moveable 

 bars, each bar being 1^ wide, with 

 spaces of half an inch between, and 

 all are easily removed by unscrewing 

 the crown board, in which are two 

 openings closed by zinc slides ; the middle 

 box C has no bars, and is stiU shallower 

 than either of the other boxes, being 5 

 inches deep. In many localities and 

 seasons, the third box may not be re- 

 quired. Each box has two windows 

 — one at the back and another at the 

 side, a zinc shutter sliding in a groove, 

 excluding light and retaining warmth; 

 the box C differs from the others in another 

 respect ; instead of bars it has a grating 

 made by seven openings, each | 

 an inch wide and 9 inches long; these 

 three boxes stand on a stout floor-board, 

 in which is cut the entrance way, 4 

 inches wide and | of an inch high. The 

 floor-board projects so as to support an 

 outer cover of half -inch wood, surmounted 

 by a sloping roof. This is an effectual 

 protection from the weather, and is neces- 

 sary when hives are exposed ; of course, 



