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larity and regularity of the entrances. To help to overcome this 

 difficulty, different portions of the house are often painted different 

 colors, and different designs are placed about the entrances. Some 

 bee-keepers have found it desirable to rear their queens outside of 

 the house and introduce them when needed. 



Mr. A. A, Ludington, of Verona Mills, Michigan, uses small 

 house apiaries, made of cheap lumber, and winters his bees in a cel- 

 lar. Instead of setting his hives upon shelves, he hangs them up 

 against the walls by means of heavy wire loops. The bottoms to his 

 hives are hinged so that they can be let down. This allows of an 

 easy examination of the lower edges of the brood combs where the 

 bees are almost certain to build queen cells if preparing for swarm- 

 ing, thus he is able to foretell swarming very quickly without so 

 much as opening a hive. The bees can easily be driven up among 

 the combs by the means of smoke, when, by using a hand mirror, 

 if necessary, a view can be obtained that extends up quite a distance 

 between the combs. If the light is insufficient, some one can stand 

 out of doors with another mirror, and throw a flood of sunshine 

 under the hive that is being examined. 



