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Sow to Build a Bee House. 



three rooms through the roof. Wide floors on the south, if 

 the apiary is hirge, should permit the car to enter eitlier of 

 the rooms on an extemporized traclc, whenever extracting or 

 taking off comb lioney is in operation. 



Tire house sliould be so constructed as to lie always free 

 from rats and mice. In summer, wire gauze doors should be 

 used, and the same material should be tacked on the outside 

 of the window casing of the two south rooms. This gauze 

 should extend from four to six inches above, and be held out 



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Bee House. 



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from tlie wall by one-fourth inch strips. This permits all bees 

 to leave the house, while the character of the opening pre- 

 cludes outside bees from entering. Inside doors shoulcl per- 

 mit our passing directly from any of these rooms to the others. 

 The position of the chimney makes it easy to have a fire in 

 any of the rooms. This would be desirable in the shop, in 

 wjnter, when hive making, etc., is in operation, or when visit- 

 ing with other bee-keepers was in progress. The ripening of 

 honey or late extracting makes it often desirable to have a fire 



