Jj, STRAW HIVES. 



of an inch in height, and worked into the 

 round of ft raw. 



■ Or, what will be Hill better, is to take a 

 rod of willow, or -hazel, while green, and 

 bend it to a circle of a proper fize for the 

 hive. When it is wanted, reduce itfo as to 

 have two flat and even fides y cut a proper 

 door- way out, and born holes at due diftances 

 to receive the brier bin-ding, by which the 

 firfl round of flraw is to be fattened to it. 

 If the binding is carried wholly round the 

 hoop, the binding will be foon rotted by 

 the wet, and prove of little more ferviee 

 than if there had been none ; but otherwife 

 it will pteferve the hive much longer, and 

 be more convenient in many refpedts. 



As foon as hives are made, they fhould be 

 ■fet. feparate on level boards, or the like,, and 

 another on the top, and heavy ftones laid 

 on them ; but fir ft a perfon fhould jump 

 upon the boards to reduce the edges to a 

 proper evenneis. This practice muft not be 

 neglected,. 



Befides the flat ftraw cover, all the hives 

 mtift have wooden tops, (ph i, fig. 6.) 

 to make which, procure a board of the width 



2 q£ 



