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chilled before they can go far, and yet there are no ^•ery 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 tiriie 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 



Fig. 130. 



TWO-STORY DOUBLE-WALLED LANGSTROTH HIVE, OLD STYLE. 



lip 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 ''cloistei'" the bees are confined in a way that 

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

 sun do not atlract them t(i the field. But this implement must 

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

 would become I'estless in spite of the darkness and the con- 

 finemcnl, would be more injurious to them than freedom, ilr. 

 Gouttefangeas claims for this invention a number of advan- 

 tages, as it~ peiinits him to confine the bees without danger 

 whenever there is chance of their being lust 1)y sallving forth 



