§v.] NEIGHBOURS' COTTAGE HIVE. 119 



A cheaper form of this hive is here represented, of 

 precisely the same size and construction, with the ex- 



ception that it has no windows or thermometer. The 

 apiarian with this hive will therefore have to trust more 

 to his own judgment as regards the likelihood of swarm- 

 ing, and must watch the appearance the bees present at 

 the entrance. When it is time to put on supers in order 

 to prevent swarming, premonition will be given by the 

 unusual numbers crowding about the entrance, as well as 

 by the heat of the weather, making it evident that more 

 room is required for the increasing populatioxi. At 

 Michaelmas the directions as to weighing must be 

 attended to (see Chap. V. § xviii.). 



