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having one or more with glasa on every side ; because 

 we might haM e it on three sides, and not the fourth ; 

 and this might contain all the queen cells, and we 

 should miss an important sight. There are many 

 other things to be witnessed in such a hive. The 

 queen may be often seen depositing her eggs ! We 

 may see the workers detach the scales, of wax frpm 

 their abdomen, and apply them to the combs during 

 the process of construction, see them deposit pollen 

 from their legs, store their honey, feed the queen, 

 each other, their young brood, seal over cells contain- 

 ing brood, honey, &c. It is further useful as a guide 

 for putting boxes on other hives, (that is, if it is a 

 good one, which it should be) ; we can easily ascertain 

 whether our bees are gaining or losing. 



DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING GLASS HIVE. 



My method of making them is as follows : The top 

 is like those for other hives, fifteen inches square, 

 adapted to boxes and cover. This hive we want to 

 be as profitable as any, giving us surplus honey, and 

 swarms like others. Four posts are then got out, two 

 inches square, and thirteen in lepgth ; care should be 

 taken to have the ends perfectly square. 



A frame is then to be made, just fourteen inches 

 square outside, for the bottom ; the pieces are one 

 inch thick, by two in width, halved together at the 

 eorners. A guage-mark is then made around the 

 ander side of the top, half an inch from the edge, a 

 post is then set inside of each corner of this mark, and 

 thoroughly nailed the bottom is nailed on with the 



