THE OBSERVATION BEE HIVE 
4a )HE observation hive is very simply con- 
Roe... structed and can be made by anyone 
who knows how to use ordinary carpen- 
ter tools. Itis simply a small, ordinary 
hive with a pane of glass on each side 
which is covered by a hinged door. A 
hive thus made is placed so that the front end rests 
upon a window sill; the sash is lifted an inch or so, a 
strip of wood, or a piece of wire netting being 
inserted underneath the sash except in front of 
the entrance of the hive, to hinder the bees from 
coming back into the room. A covered passage- 
way should extend from the entrance of the hive 
to the outside of the window sill. This window 
should be one which opens away from the most fre- 
quented side of the house so that the bees coming 
and going, will not come into collision with people. 
The door covering the window in the hive should 
be kept carefully shut, except when observations are 
being made, since the bees object to light in their 
home. 
The A. I. Root Co. of Medina, Ohio, sell a pretty 
observation hive which we have used successfully by 
stocking it afresh each season, it being too small for a 
self-sustaining colony. But it has the advantage of 
smallness which enables us to see all that is going on 
within it, which would be impossible in a larger hive. 
This hive comes in several sizes, and will be shipped 
from the makers stocked with bees at prices ranging 
from $1.25 to $4.00. 
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