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chilled before they can go far, and yet there are no very cold 

 days. In such countries the confining of them to the hive is 

 not objectionable, because they have not consumed large quan- 

 tities of honey at any time and do not become restless. For 

 this reason Mr. Gouttefangeas, of Noiretable, France, has 

 devised what he calls a "cloister." The hive is made with a 

 portico, the alighting board is hinged on the bottom and raised 



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Fig. 130. 



TWO-STORY DOTJBLB-WALLED LANGSTBOTH HIVEj OLD STYLE. 



up so as to close the hive when there is any necessity of 

 confining the bees to the hive. Two tubes pierced with holes 

 at their lower end serve for air, and light is excluded. With 

 the use of this "cloisterf' the bees are confined in a way that 

 keeps them quiet, for they see no light and the rays of the 

 sun do not attract them to the field. But this implement must 

 be used sparingly, for should a warm day come, the bees 

 would become restless in spite of the darkness and the' con- 

 finement would be more injurious to them than freedom. Mr. 

 Gouttefangeas claims for this invention a number of advan- 

 tages, as it permits him to confine the bees without danger 

 whenever there is chance of their being lost by sallying forth 



