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MODERN BEEHIVES. 



[Ch. III. 



§ XVIII. NEIGHBOURS' UNICOMB OBSERVATORY 

 HIVE— INDOOR. 



This hive is well adapted for those persons who are 

 desirous of having the opportunity of closely examining 

 the workmanship of the industrious and interesting in- 

 mates. It is particularly intended for a window recess. 

 or an indoor apiary, and will also be found an interest- 



ing addition to the greenhouse, Bees cease to appear 

 disturbed when exposure to the light is continuous, and 

 this discovery enables the bee-keeper to obtain a full 

 inspection. The hive should be screened from the 

 direct rays of the sun, which would worry the inmates, 

 and be otherwise prejudicial. An aperture should be 

 cut in the sash corresponding with the entrance to the 

 hive, through which the bees may find egress and in- 



