64 HIVES. 



to have some to spare. I am not sure, but it would 

 pay to make hives in this vr&y, even if glass boxes 

 were never used ; the rabbeting prevents light as well 

 as water from passing under the cover ; imagine a box 

 set on a plain board nailed on for a top, without the 

 rabbeting ; the warping or bending admits the light 

 and water, especially when hives are out in the wea- 

 ther, (and I shall not recommend any other way of 

 keeping them.) 



COVER FOR HrVES. 



I have termed the cap or box a cover; but this 

 should also be covered with a board laid on, if 

 nothing else. A good roof for each hive can be 

 made by fastening two boards together like the roof 

 of a building ; let it be about 18 by 24 inches ; it being 

 loose, can be changed in accordance with the season ; 

 in spring, let the sun strike the hive ; but in hot wea- 

 ther let the longest end project over the south side, 

 &c. You can ornament this hive, if you choose, by 

 mouldings or dentals, under the top, where it projects 

 over the body of the hive, also the cap can have the 

 top projected, a little and receive the same addition. 



JARS AND TUMBLERS HOW PREPARED. 



When jars, tumblers, or other vessels, that are all 

 glass, are used, it is absolutely necessary to fasten as 

 many pieces of combs as you wish made, in the top, for 

 a beginning, or fasten a piece of wood there ; as they 

 seldom commence building on glass, without a start. 



Some of you may have seen paraded at our fairs, 



