IV. 
best hives we have described at page 21; the Cottage 
Hive, which may be made either of wood or straw, can 
be maintained at any temperature, and you may take 
honey from it nearly all the year round. At page 23, 
we also describe the celebrated Stewarton Hive—it is 
much talked about, and extraordinary quantities of 
honey seems to have been got from it; this hive should 
be ordered from a competent tradesman, and it should 
be well and carefully made; these are the two best 
hives of the present day. 
We have to thank Mr. David Hay and Mr. H. J. 
Hawkins for the very great assistance received from 
them. They have advised and assisted us throughout, 
and, in a great measure, the work embodies their expe¬ 
rience in bee-keeping in New Zealand. Mr. Hawkins, 
after examining the printed sheets, says, with regard to 
moving bees a short distance, say from two to four 
miles, he merely closed the entrance with a bit of paper, 
and tied the bottom board securely to the hive. He 
also says:—At page 18, the “The Times Bee-Master” is 
reported to say that bees never touch double-flowers, 
and that though the hedge rose and sweet-briar are 
favourites with the bees, they never alight on the mag¬ 
nificent and deliciously perfumed varieties of the rose. 
These remarks are altogether opposed to experience— 
many kinds of double-flowers are visited as freely by 
the bees as are the single varieties of the same kind, 
viz., the fuchsia, balsam, hollyhock, &c.; and I think I 
may safely state that any kind of double-flower that will 
produce seed will be found to yield food for the bees. 
In opposition to the “ Times Bee-Master,” I must state 
that the bees have a great partiality to the rose, both in 
its single and double state; and as a proof of this, it 
may frequently be seen, before the bud is expanded, 
