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THE apiaby; oe, 



led Mr. Taylor to prefer eight bars, and to have the boxes made a 

 little more shallow. 



The mode of stocking and management of this hive are the 

 same as that last described. There is no outside cover or protection 

 from the weather, but the wood is additionally thick and is well 



painted. 



We quite concur with Mr. Taylor in recommending a broader 

 and shallower hive, and advise intending purchasers to select the 

 eight-bar hive in preference. 



NEIGHBOUE'S IMPROYED COTTAGE HIVE. No. 5. 



Our ''Improved Cottage Hive" is 

 neatly made of straw bound with cane, and 

 therefore very durable.* The lower hive is 

 covered with a wooden top having in it 

 three holes, through which the bees con- 

 vey their honey into three middle sized bell 

 glasses with ventilators, which when filled 

 hold about 6 lb. each. There is a hoop at 

 the bottom, another round the top of the 

 lower liive ; to this the wooden crown board 

 is fastened. These hoops are a great im- 

 provement, and are less liable to harbour 

 insects than if straw alone were used. The 

 floor-board, as its name implies, is a 

 wooden board, IJ inch thick, with a pro- 

 jection of 3 or 4 inches under the entrance 

 to form an alighting place. This entrance 

 is cut out of, or sunk in the board. 



There are three windows in the lower 

 hive, each closed with a shutter, these 

 are very useful and interesting for in- 

 specting the 'progress made. Across the 

 centre window is a thermometer, enclosed at the sides by 



* TMs is the hive referred to by the Bee-Master of the Times, when he 

 says : — " The second kind of hive I alluded to is made of straw, and may be 

 purchased at Neighbour's, in Holborn. * * * * It is so well made that it 

 will last very long. I have had one in constant use during ten years, and it 

 is still as good as when it was bought." 



