3d THE HIV* AST) TSE HONEY-BEB. 



aftel- they have feirly taken pdsseission of it, it must be J)roperly 

 ventilated by a hole previously Formed on the top, and covered 

 ■with a piece of perforated zinc, keeping the temperature between 

 65° and 75° of Fahrenheit's thermometer. 



" The three hives should have a well ttiade wooden covering 

 bver them, with a span-shapecf roof to carry off the wet, &c., 

 and an opening at the back fof the purpose of examining the 

 progress of the bees ; the outer box should be well painted and 

 waterproofed, and will greatly assist in regulating the tempera^ 

 ture of the hives, and in protecting them from extreme cold, 

 dampness, and sunshine. 



" I would recommend a set of two or three of the improved 

 Collateral boxes, which inay be made Of well-seasoned boards, 

 about ten and a half inches cube, inside measure, and to be 

 neatly fitted together, with convenience for ventilation and in- 

 spection, and they must also have a wooden covering over them, 

 Mth ah Opetiing at the back, similar to the one above mentioned. 



" The outer box should be one inch, or one and a half inch 

 wider inside thaii the outer dimensiolis of the interior boxes. 



" By cOnstracting boxes oh the above J)lan, the swarming of 

 the bees mky be, by judicious management, for a time prevented, 

 but it is not recomrheiided that that propensity should be en- 

 tirely defeated, as a swarm may be occasionally taken from col- 

 lateral boxes with advantage to the swarm and to the stock hive.. 



" By proper attention, large quantitie.s of pure honey may be 

 obtained by the above system of management. Last year, a 

 friend in this vicinity obtained 109, 91, and 89 pounds of pure 

 honeycomb from three sets of Nutt's collateral boxes." 



Mr. Taylor, in his ^ Beekeeper's Manual," speaks as follows of 

 tree-boxes : — 



'' It matters not much of what wood the boxes are made, pro- 

 vided it is sound, thoroughly seasoned, and well put together. 

 Difierent opinions are entertained as to the best size of beer 

 boxes, but I think that rntich must depend on the number of 

 bees they are to contain, and on the honey locality ; tliere must 

 also be a referenfce to the proposed mode- of working them, for, 

 wheTe no swarming is permitted, a larger hive may be advan- 

 tageously used. K good size is twelve inches square, and nine 

 Inches deep withinside, the thickness throughout being not less 

 than an iiich. The top of the b6x ought to project on all sides 

 nearly thfe'e-qiiarters of an inch, for better protection and ap- 



