A Defeription, &es ‘45 
- Only obfetve further, to prevent any falfe ftep, that as 
the top-board of the box (being a full iach broader than 
the other part) will: not permit the two mouths to come 
clofe together, you muft cut a third in-a piece: of deal 
ofa fufficient breadth, and place it between the other 
two, fo clofe, that not a Bee may get that way into the 
houfe.. And fixing the faid piece of deal down to the 
floor with two lath-nails, you will find afterwards to be 
of fervice, whén you lave occafion either to raife a coe 
Jony, or take a box-of honey, and may prove 4, means 
of preventing a great deal of trouble and mifthief. 
The houfe in this forwardnefs, you may cover it to 
your own mind, with boards, fine flates, or tiles. But 
contrive their pdfition fo as to carry off the wet, and 
keep out the cold, rain, fnow, or whatever might any 
“way prejudice and hurt them. ; 
The back-doors maybe made of half-inch deal, two 
of them’ to fhut clofe in a rabet, cut inan upright pillar, 
‘which miay be fo contrived, as to take in and out, by a 
tmortife in the bottom rail, and a notch in'the infide of 
‘the:upper rail, and faftened with a ftrong halp. Place 
‘thofe pillars in the {paces between the colonies: 
Concluding your Houfe’ made after this model, with~ 
out front doors, a-weather-board will be vety neceffary 
to carry the water off from the places where pes fettle 
and reft. 
‘Good painting will be a great prefervative. Forget 
not to’ paint the mouths of your colonies, with different 
colours, as red, white, blew, yellow, cs in form of a 
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