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THE HONEY-BEE. 



A still better modification is shown on the opposite 

 page (Fig. 46), and is called, from the inventor and 

 maker, " Neighbour's improved Cottager's Hive." In 

 this the lower part has a stout wooden top with 

 three perforations, which may be closed, at the will 

 of the owner, by a metal slide. Over each opening is 

 placed a bell-glass, and admission to these is given 



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Fig. 45.— Neighbour's Improved Cottager's Hive. 



to the bees either singly, or by two or all three aper- 

 tures. In use, the bell-glasses are encased with flannel, 

 felt, or some other good non-conducting substance, 

 and then the upper hive is let down over the glasses 

 on to the board. There are three windows in the 

 lower hive, each closed by a hinged shutter, so that 

 inspection may be afforded at more points than one. 

 Each bell-glass is furnished with a ventilating tube 

 of perforated zinc, and a ventilating cap is fitted 

 to the top cover. There is also in the middle of 



