6 
AN EASY METHOD OF 
up all imperfect joints, and exclude all light, 
and air. This cement, or glue, is very con- 
genial to the growth of the Moth, in the fust 
stages of its existence. 
The moth-miller, enters the hive, generally, 
in the night — makes an incision into the glue, 
or cement, with her sting, and leaves her eggs 
deposited in the glue, where it remains secure 
from the bees ; it being guarded by the tim- 
ber on its sides. Thus, while'll maggot, (lar- 
va,) the moth uses the cement for food until it 
arrives so far towards a state of maturity as 
to be able to spin a web, which is more fully 
explained in remarks on Rule 10. 
The size of a hive should be in accordance 
with the strictest rules of economy, and adapt- 
ed to the peculiar nature and economy of the 
honey-bee, in order to make them profitable 
to their owner. 
The lower apartment of the hive, where 
they store their food, raise their young bees, 
and perform their ordinary labors, should 
hold as much as a box of thirteen inches and 
one half or fourteen inches square, or ono 
bushel. 
