MANAGING BEES. 11 
the front into the end of the sticlc, which holds 
it fast in its place, and a ventilator near the 
top of the lower apartment of the hive, to let 
off the vapor which frequently causes the 
death of the bees in tin? winter by freezing. 
The door to the chamber should be made to 
fit in the rabitings of the same against the 
jams, in such a manner as to exclude .the light 
from the windows of the drawers, and also to 
prevent the entrance of the little ants. It 
should also be hung by butts, 'or fastened by 
a bar, running vertically across the centre of 
the door, and confined by staples at each end. 
The under side of the chamber floor should bo 
planed smooth, then scratched with a sharp 
scratch, so as to raise little ridges, to enable 
the bees to hold fast, otherwise they may fall 
suddenly upon the bottom board, which may 
induce them to leave the hive and flee to the 
woods. That the inside of the hive should be 
made smooth is evident, from the fact that 
comb adheres much more firmly to a smooth 
board than it does to the small fibres, or splin- 
ters which are left by the saw, and the comb is 
less likely to drop. 
