322 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE BEES. 



APPENDIX 



Added to this (Second) Edition— April, 1906. 



CHANGES IN BEE-KEEPING. 



The man who writes ancient history may feel pretty 

 safe that what has been correctly written will not be likely 

 to need revision in a very short time. Not so with one 

 who writes about bee-keeping. Even in the short space 

 of three years since this book was written, there have 

 been some changes, and I avail myself of the opportunity 

 of a new edition to note some of the things I would 

 change in the body of the work. 



FALSE BOTTOM. 



On page 47 is given the description of a false bottom 

 used to fill up part of the 2-inch depth of the bottom- 

 board during the summer. One which is cheaper, and 

 probably better, because allowing more ventilation, is 

 made thus : Two pieces, each 18 inches long and about 

 ^ inch square, lie parallel 8 or 9 inches apart, and on 

 these are nailed at distances from each other of half an 

 inch or so, pieces 10 or 11 inches long and about % inch 

 square. Nothing need be very exact in measurement, 

 only so the total depth filled shall be about 1^ inches. 

 So instead of making the top pieces all of uniform size, 

 it will answer very well to take any %-inch boards, cut 

 them into lengths of about 10^ inches, and then split 

 up into pieces somewhere near the right size. 



HIVE-STANDS. 



The very simple hive-stand illustrated on page 123, 

 is described on page 94, but E. F. Atwater misunderstood 

 the description, and instead of having the boards lie flat. 



