THE NADIR SYSTEM. 129 
THE NADIR SYSTEM. 
There are still many persons who resort to a partial 
adoption of this system, and we therefore retain Mr. 
Taylor's directions and illustrations almost unaltered 
trom the last edition :-—~ 
Bees not unfrequently take advantage ofa hole or 
erack in the floor of their domicile to commence build- 
ing combs underneath it, a position possessing some 
advantages. Deriving a hint from themselves, I 
contrived what, from this peculiarity, I used to term 
by way of distinction a 
nadir hive, the store-box 
being placed underneath 
the stock, coming out at 
the back, as a drawer. 
By way of illustrating the i Nl 
principle and the methods a 
of its application, the Ih Mi 
engravings annexed will 
not be without their 
utility. In practice I 
found no indisposition on 
the part of the bees to 
enter and work in the 
store-drawer, into which 
they have access through 
the floor-board above, and 
which is in part made 
like that shown at 
page 125. It will be seen 
that the entire design supposes an outdoor hive, with 
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