THE HONEY-BEE IN NEW ZEALAND. 
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glass and the toard a thin spatula or wire, and then gently 
Ln the glass on one side, just high enough rto■ si.> ™ler 
i)iece of thin zinc or tin to cover the bottom ot. * 
h and cover the hole on the top of the hive with the zinc 
slide or another glass; darken the glass so removed w 
„ poverins' place it upon the ground near to the hive, st 
havhfo the zinc or tin under it: keep it thus dark tor one 
or two hours • then gently raise the glass on one side a 
let it rest on the edge, allowing toon. [ enough :for the bees 
which may be inside to escape,—this they will do m a tew 
minutes^and when they have all left the g-s'honW to 
tiken away or they will return and take the honey back 
teethe hlve y ’ It is desirable to wait until the glass is quite 
full and comb sealed over before taking it, as the g 
part of Z bees in that ease will have related to the 
live or to work in other glasses to complete them. 
In all operations with bees, endeavour to be.as cool and 
collected as possible; do nothing m a hurry <U tCiuJon 
misnicion) and they will scarcely notice what is g & 
Contract the entrance in the winter, so that only one bee 
can i in and out. Protect your hives from wet and 
damp Clean the floor-boards two or three times m the 
spring, on mild days, giving them common attention to 
ensure success. 
The Stewarton Hire 
Is composed of from four to eight boxes; the body 
boxes are furnished with nine bars each, 1 ¥ inch broad, 
with a space between of | of an inch approximating pretty 
closely to the natural formation of the comto The 
honeybox has only seven bars for the purpose « 
obtaining* more massive combs. There is 
shallow °eke which is used to great advantage both as 
rSardl wintering a strong stock and as a great means 
of Inducing the bees to take to the honey box, by removing 
it and putting on a honey box -hen the have gets quite 
fnll and the honey season commences; a fourth or hitn 
W shodd be added whenever the honey box is well begun, 
fte bZ being furnished with guide-combs or narrow 
^These'hivto'wili produce upwards of 100 lbs. honey, 
