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ADeJcriptim of a Bec.houfe,«/?/»//?r preventifig the Swarming 
See/^HfedinScothndrnthgoodJiiccefs whereof one^fent 
by a worthy Gentleman^ Sir William Thomfon^;^^!^ he feen in 
Grcfhao) Colledg. 
^T^Hough wc find feveral Draughts of different Beeshivcs^ 
X the intention of preventing fwarroingjin Mr* Hart- 
lihs Common^wealth of Bees i yet Gnce none of thofe wayes 
proved fo effeftual^as may juftly exclude fecond thoughts and 
further experience 5 the PubliCher thought it not amifs to pre- 
Icnt the curious with the following Form^andltsdefcriptioo, 
wherein he thinks the Reader will meet with feveral im* 
provements of thofe attempts that were made before* 
fig. h Tah* 1. 
A The Bee-houfe lying on one fide with the Fratiie placed in 
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BBBBBBBB The Frame.- 
€GG€ The Screw- pinns that hold the Frame faft.- 
D The Square Hole at Top open. 
E The Wi ndows, 
F The Door for the Bees to go in and out. 
G The PI ace by which the knife enters to cut the Honey* 
Combs afunder upon occafion. 
HH The inward creafe at the bottom* 
FigAhTah.h 
A The Beehoufe fet upright. 
B The Square-hole through which the Bees work down?- 
ward. 
G The Shutter that covers the hole upon occafion, 
D The Door for the Bees. 
E A Aiding Shutter that covers the Door in winter*^ 
T The Window* 
GO The handles for lifting all* 
HH The Creafe for faftoiog one Bce-houfe over another*. 
Fig. m. fak I. 
A The Frame for the Bees to faften their work upon. 
BB The Screw-nails. 
The Bee-houfe is made of walnfcoat, about 16 Indies in 
height and:23 in breadth between oppofite fides* Ic hathS 
fidei/each almoft 9 inches in breadth* It is clofe covered at 
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