OBSERVATORY HIVES. 145 
Neighbour have a hive of this character, which they 
term the ‘Ladies’ Observatory Hive.” 
Lastly, there is the ‘‘ Unicomb Hive,” which, as its 
name implies, is so narrow that only one comb can be 
built within it. In form it is a glass case, glazed 
upon both 
sides, and in 
consequence 
the bees, in- 
cluding the 
queen, can 
scarcely ever 
get into a posi- 
tion in which 
they are not 
fully exposed 
to view. Such 
hives, if well 
screened and covered over, may be placed out of 
doors, but they are better adapted for standing in a 
conservatory or drawing-room. In such position of 
course the tunnelled entrance is required as described 
in the preceding paragraph. The figure represents 
Messrs. Neighbour’s ‘Indoor Unicomb,” price £3 10s. 
It is far safer to restrict the use of glass hives 
entirely to the warmer weather, removing the colony 
into wood or straw upon the first approach of winter. 
Even inside a parlour the glass is almost sure to 
become at that season so chilled as to render the 
preservation of the bees a difficult and even doubtful 
task. 
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