THE HONEY-BEE. 
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actly correspond with the centre of the har; when 
the wax hardens, which it does in a few seconds, the 
comb is firmly fixed. To save trouble, every second 
har only need he furnished with this guide.* 
The storied hive appears to us simple and con- 
venient ; and it has this very decided advantage, 
that the use of it, as will be illustrated when treating 
of the lioney-liarvest, renders perfectly and com- 
pletely practicable the preservation of the life of the 
bees, and that, too, without any difficulty or nicety of 
operation that might scare the timid cultivator from 
the humane attempt. The storied hive affords, also, 
great facilities for uniting, at the end of the season, 
two wealdy swarms, or two weakly provided hives. 
By means of smoke blown in at the door below of 
the two hives to be united, the bees are forced into 
the upper boxes, which are then separated and placed 
one above the other, thus forming a stock strong both 
in population and provisions, and securing, in all pro- 
bability, early swarming in the following season. 
Terrified by the smoke, the bees readily unite without 
bloodshed. 
Huber’s Hite . — The hive invented by the cele- 
brated Huber, and which he has called the hook or 
leaf-hive, possesses, in our estimation, more valuable 
properties, taken as a whole, than any other we are 
acquainted with. It has all the advantages of a com- 
* Since the above was written. Dr. Bevnn has published a 
Second Edition of his excellent work, where, in pages 82 and 
98, he gives detailed descriptions of the size and arrangements 
of his Bee-Boxes. 
It 
