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BREEDING. 
bees. The bees alight on this board, and walk up into 
the hive without difficulty. When the bees are at 
work pretty freely, and a door of this hive is opened, 
those that are about departing will be very likely to 
get on the glass, instead of through the opening at the 
bottom ; seeing the light through the glass, they endea- 
vor to escape by the nearest route. When so many 
gather here as to prevent a good view, and you wish 
to observe further, shut the door a moment and they 
will leave through their own passage, when you can 
open your door again, for a short time. After the 
hive is filled with combs, the number attracted to the 
glass on opening a door will be much less. 
The plate on the preceding page represents a glass 
hive, cover, and stand. The common hive can be 
made equally ornamental, if you choose ; this kind 
of stand is unnecessary for them. I use such as arc 
recommended on page 188 . 
CHAPTER III. 
BREEDING. 
IMPERFECTLY UNDERSTOOD. 
The time that bees commence raising their young 
brood is but imperfectly understood by most people. 
Many persons that have kept them for years, have 
bestowed so little attention on this point, that they are 
unable to tell at what time they commence, how they 
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