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bees. The bees alight on this board, and walk up into 

 the hive without difficulty. When the . bees are at 

 work pretty freely, and a door of this hive is opened, 

 those that are about departing will be very likely to 

 get on the glass, instead of through the opening at the 

 bot.toni ; seeing the light through the glass, they endea- 

 vor to escape by the nearest route. When so many 

 gather here as to prevent a good view, and you wish 

 to observe further, shut the door a moment and they 

 will leave through their own passage, when you can 

 open your door again, for a short time. After the 

 hive is filled with combs, the number attracted to the, 

 glass on opening a door will be much less. 



The plate on the preceding page represents a glass 

 hive, cover, and stand. The common hive can be 

 made equally ornamental, if you choose ; this kind 

 of stand is unnecessary for them. I use such as are 

 recommended on page 138. 



CHAPTER III. 



BEEEDING. 



IMPBBFECTLT UNDERSTOOD. 



The time that bees commence raising their young 

 brood is but imperfectly understood by most people. 

 Many persons that have kept them for years, have 

 beatowcd so little attention on this point, that they are 

 unable to tell at what time they commence, how they 



