36 BEE-FARMING. 



These hives are well adapted for the villa garden, for 

 the more timid part of the fair sex may inspect them at 

 any time with confidence. As a hive for the lawn, to give 

 intellectual amusement to visitors, this kind is certainly the 

 most suitable. 



COTTAGE HIVES. 



As many still prefer the simple homely hive of their 

 fathers, we have given illustrations of several that we have 

 ourselves found useful, and which are about the best size 

 for bee requirements. We do not, however, recommend 

 their adoption, but give them as useful to those who will 

 not change their old-fashioned plan. 



PETTITT'S IMPROVED STRAW HIVE. 



There are three straw hives sold by dealers in apiarian 

 ■requisites which very closely resemble each other. Were 

 v/e to listen to the high encomiums lavished on them by 

 their respective inventors we should feel inclined to pur- 

 chase all the series. However, we hope our readers after 

 reading these notes will be persuaded to try only one, which 

 they can afterwards so modify as to be equal to any cottage 

 h-ve. 



PETTITT S IMPROVED COTTAGE-HIVI. 



This hive is as above figured, with an ordinary inch 

 b.:-ard, in which are three openings closed with zinc covers 



