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BEE-FARMING. 



of the habits of our domestic bees, numerous useful hives 

 have thus come gradually into use. Some ievf of these 

 modern hives we have pleasure in introducing to the notice 

 of our readers. There are many bee-farmers who believe 

 strongly in them, because they have, from the best of all 

 motives, found them successful in their apiary. Many of 

 our western bee-keepers, whose friendship we esteem highly, 

 Vv'ork the Woodbury. One note of warning must be given. 

 Endeavour to have the hive in use on your bee-farm as near 

 on s foot square in the clear as is possible ; our reasons, given 

 in a previous page, should be carefully read. We do not 

 recommend one hive before another. A very good plan is 

 to send, or write, for a catalogue of hives, &c. from any of 

 the chief dealers in such articles ; such as Messrs. Neigh- 

 bour, High Holborn, London ; Mr. Pettitt, of Dover ; and 

 Mr. S. Yates, seed-merchant. Old Millgate, Manchester. 

 If any difficulty should arise, any of the above excellent 

 firms are ever ready and willing to give advice. 



NEIGHBOUR'S GLASS WOODBURY HIVES. 



Most advanced bee-keepers are now tolerably con- 

 versant with the Woodbury bar-frame hives, either prac- 

 tically or by report. It is a bar-frame hive, and may be 

 described simply as a vi^ooden box fourteen and a half inches 

 square, inside measurement, and nine inches deep. The 

 usual ten frames fill up this space, resting upon a rabbet a 

 little below the surface, leaving a space of three-eighths of 

 an inch between the upper side of the bars and the crown 

 (top) board. This allows a free passage for the bees on 

 the top. Each frame, as recommended by the Devonshire 

 Bce-Keeper, is seven-eighths of an inch wide ; the frames 

 hang in the rabbet so as to leave three-eighths of an inch 

 from the floor-board ; in fact, if properly made, a free pas- 

 sage is allowed for the bees on all sides. 



