PEARCE METHOD OF BEE-KEEPING 



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as you never intend to drive a loaded wagon over it. Then 

 you can scatter a little dry sand or litter over it and every- 

 thing will be clean and nice. 



If you will please notice the inside cut of my house, 

 you will notice that the shelf the bees sit on is 20 inches high 

 from the floor and 20 inches wide. Under this shelf is an 

 admirable place for the hens' nests. I use old bee hives for 

 this purpose. The glass of the windows should all be cut 

 one-half inch short at the bottom to let any bees go out, so 



Interior of the Poultry and Bee House shown on opposite page. 



they will not die on the windows if you work at the bees 

 when the windows are closed. 



But in the summer all windows can be taken out as no 

 bees come inside enough to bother you. 



In winter, we stop up this cut in the bottom of the glass 

 with a bit of lath. 



Before I close I would like to speak of the dropping 

 board I use. I had become disgusted with dropping boards, 



