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BEE-FARMING. 



First, procure a box sufficiently large to contain the supers, 

 and bore two or three quarter-inch holes in its side ; over 

 these place a pin exactly in the centre, which is kept in its 

 place by two other pins placed just beneath the head, and 

 two at the point. The bee pushes up the central pin to 

 escape, but the pin again closes the hole against an entrance. 

 The box should have a tight-fitting lid to exclude all light 

 except that admitted through the quarter-inch hole. The 

 annexed illustration will explain its working, and also show 



CHESHIRE S BEE-TRAP. 



how easily it can be put together. An ordinary half-inch 

 board, planed, may be converted into the " five-pin bee- 

 trap " — a name given to it by Mr. Cheshire — or even thick 

 cardboard can be made to answer. We have found the 

 common American cheese-boxes, which can be purchased 

 from any provision dealer in market towns for two pence 

 each, useful for small honey glasses (supers) such as those 

 sent out with Neighbour's Cottage Hives. 



HOW TO MANUFACTURE STRAW HIVES. 



These hives, more commonly known as " skeps," are 

 not difficult to make, and are very simple in their con- 



