170 . SPEING. 



of this). But we will now suppose such descending 

 bottom-boards capable of throwing every worm that 

 touches it " heels over head" to the ground ; what 

 have we gained"? His neck is not broken, nor any 

 other hone of his body ! As if nothing extraordinary 

 had happened, he quietly gathers himself up, and 

 looks about for snug quarters ; he cares not a fig for 

 the hive now; he gormandized on the combs until 

 satisfied, before he left them, and is glad to get awaj 

 from the bees any how. A place large enough for a 

 cocoon is easily found, and when he again becomes 

 desirous of visiting the hives, it is not to satisfy his 

 own wants, but to accommodate his progeny.; he is then 

 furnished with wings ample to carry him to any height 

 that you choose to put your bees. 



A MOTH CAN GO WHERE BEES CAN. 



A hive that is proof against the moth, is yet to be 

 constructed. We frequently hear of them, 'but when 

 they come to be tested, somehow these worms get 

 where the bees are. When your hives become so full 

 of bees, that they cover the board in a cool morning, 

 the worms will be seldom found there, except under 

 the edge of the hive. 



TEAP TO CATCH WORMS. 



You may now raise the front side half an inch, on 

 blocks, for the warm weather, unless the colony be- 

 comes reduced ; but you may still catch the worms by 

 laying under the bees a narrow shingle, a stick of elder 

 split in two lengthwise, where they may spin their 



