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the board, as the floor of the stool 
will be found covered with dead bees 
and dross of wax, which was what 
closed up the comb at the beginning 
of winter, and when the cell was tap¬ 
ped for use the wax would fall to the 
board.—“I have never adopted this 
practise” says Espinasse, “ for this 
reason:—that to do so, the hive, which 
had been plastered close to the board 
during the winter must necessarily be 
lifted from it, and the cold thereby 
introduced. Which, at that season* 1 
think, would do more injury to the 
bees, than any benefit they would de¬ 
rive from taking away the loose wax 
&c. from the board*” 
