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Top withbords having a fquare hole in the midle, 5 Inches 
loog,and about 4 Inches broad 5 with a Shutter that Aides to 
and ffo in a groove about half an Inch longer than the hoJe.It 
hatk2 windovi^s^ oppofite to one another^and may have more 
of any figure with panes of Glafs and Shutters, The Door 
for the Bees is divided into 3 or 4 holes , about half an loch 
v^idej and as high 3 with a fhutter that Aides in a Groove to co« 
ver them in winter^ It hath 2 Iron-handles with joynts to be 
placed about the midle^ if there be no windows on the fides 
where they are ; or above them, if there be. At Top it hath a 
Greafe all round it about half an Inch in depth on theoutfide* 
and 1^ Inch highs and an other onthe Infide at the bottom, 
which ferves to fix them when fet upon one another. It hath 
alfo a hole about 2 Inches in height and as much in breadth on 
one fide at bottom, by which the knife is put; in to cut the 
Bee's work, that pafles through the Hole from one Bee-houfe 
into another as they work downwards into the empty houfe ; 
which hath a Aiding Shutter to cover it. Within the Bee- 
houfe there is a fquare frame made of 4 Poftcs joynedat top, 
at bottom and in the midle with 4 flicks, for the Bees to faften 
their work upon : which though they will fcrve^ yet it may 
be fecurer to have two more added in every of their places 
croffing the frame cither from the midle of the oppofite fide- 
flicks, or from Angles where th c pofls are placed . 
This manner of Bcc-hou(c is ufeful for preventing the Swar- 
ming of Bees: For, when the Bee- houfe wants room for the 
young Bees, *tis known that they fwarm and fly away to find a 
houfe for themfelvcs : which is prevented by placing an emp- 
ty one made thus under the full one, having the door at Top 
open, that they may work downwards into it. And when 
both are full, the Bees will all be in the Loweft houfe 5 and 
then, to get the honey and wax without dcflroying or trou- 
bling the Bees, with a thin long knife, broad at the end and 
fliarp on both fides,theBees work is to be cut as low as can be, 
and the uppermofl Bee- houfe to be lifted off by the handles, 
and being revcrfed, the fcrews are to betaken out, and then 
the Frame with all the Bees- work upon it will cafily Aip out , 
and fo the empty Bee-houfc may be forthwith fet under the 
©ther, if need be 5 and the oppermoft having the Square- 
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