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commend this hive for a winter residence for the bees ; 

 we should prefer hfting the combs out and placing them 

 in a straw hive of similar construction, to pass through 

 the ordeal of the winter season (Chap. V. § xx.). Such 

 a hive is an object of much interest, as in it the whole 

 commonwealth of bees is exposed to view ; and it need 

 not be obscured from daylight, provided it be protected 

 from sun and rain. All the external woodwork can be 

 stained, varnished, or made of polished mahogany ; so 

 that the appearance of the glass frame hive is extremely 

 neat, and much approved of. 



§ X. NEIGHBOURS' NEW FRAME HIVE. 



I. Wood. — Since the former editions of this work were 

 published, several alterations and improvements have 

 been made. We find, in the first place, that a deeper 

 hive than the Woodbury is desirable for the better con- 



