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GLASS HIVES. 
convenience when looking into the hive. The ends of 
these posts are to be perfectly level, and to which the 
bottom is to be nailed fast. As the hive is to sit per- 
fectly close to the board, a passage must be made 
through it, as well as means for ventilation in hot 
weather, without raising the hive for that purpose. It 
requires a board about fifteen inches square, planed 
smooth, the ends clamped to prevent warping or split- 
ting ; a portion of the centre is taken out, say six 
inches by ten, and wire cloth nailed over, four-ounce 
tacks will hold it, fasten it just enough to keep the 
bees from getting through ; very likely it will want to 
be taken off occasionally and cleaned from the propo- 
lis that will be spread over it. It is is easiest done in 
freezing weather. 
Take an edge in each hand, and rock the wires a 
few times out of square, and it will readily crumble 
and fall out. In warm weather it must be scalded or 
burnt off. To close this space, a moving slide is fixed 
in grooves under-side, fastened to the posts or board. 
The slide is to be moved in accordance with the 
weather, when cold, close it, when hot, withdraw it, 
and give the bees as much air as possible, without 
raising the hive, the whole of such space is as much 
ventilation as ordinary hives raised an inch. (Wire 
cloth is needed for other purposes, it is best to pro- 
cure some, even at considerable trouble and expense.) 
On the side of the board intended for the front, two 
inches from the edge of the wire cloth, a passage is 
cut for the bees, three-eights of an inch wide, by 
eleven in length. “But how is the bees to get to 
