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moisture to a great extent, therefore are not durable, 
and should never be used without a good coat of paint 
on them. 
COLOR OF BEE-HIVES. 
A\ hite is best, as its attraction for the rays of the sun 
is less than any other color. Persons that use my 
hives, when they male hives, or get them made, should 
be very careful to have every part of them correspond 
with those of my manufacture ; then the frames, boxes, 
caps, &c., of one hive will fit every other hive in the 
apiary, which is a great advantage many times. 
HOW TO PUT ON HONEY BOXES. 
Great care should be exercised in putting honey 
receptacles on, and not injure the bees. It is always 
best to puff a little smoke over them from the top of the 
frames. This will drive most of them below. Then 
place one end of the box on the top of the frames and 
shove it carefully along endways of the frames until you 
get it in its proper place ; the bees will give way to the 
gentle pressure of the box and you will not injure one 
of them. What few bees remain on the outside of the 
box can be brushed off carefully and the cap placed on 
the hive, always remembering to have the boxes come 
snug against the cap on the front side, that the bees 
cannot get between them in passing directly from the 
honey box to the outside of the hive. 
IIOW TO I'UT ON BOXES TO - GET A LARGE AMOUNT OF 
HONEY IN A SINGLE SEASON. 
When one set of boxes is tilled, or nearly so, they 
should be raised up and other boxes placed under them. 
