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Cleaning the hive. In the winter a piece of thin wood, zinc, paper, etc. may
be kept on the bottom board, so as to receive the dead bees. It can at any
time be easily drawn out, or a small scraper can be put in [crossed out: to] to clean all out. 
June 8th, 1852. Cheap hive. Front and back 1 1/2 stuff, sides inch,
upper box, front and back inch, sides 1/2, tumbler board will then
set on and upper box set over. Bottom board nailed to the lower box from
end to end, this with the frames not touching will form a very well protected
hive. (June 16th 1853) Strap on front so as to have [illegible] 
July 2nd, 1852. Have cellar three feet deep, two above ground, one below,
or 1 1/2 above, same below. May be built of brick with dead air space
to exclude frost. Hives may be built say 10 or 12 in a compound hive,
a, a entrance to cellar, a circulation
through in summer, shut to exclude frost
in winter, small chimney to secure against smothering in winter from snow blocking up entrances
outside or ends double. Hive made of two inch plank, partitions inch stuff. May be
easily transferred at any time to other hives, materials still of value. If gauze wire
put against partitions, bees will not be apt to quarrel with each other, then the
whole might be regarded as a United States. July 3rd 1852. Double range. 
Have twelve in a double range. Traps may be colored
differently so as to guide bees to their own hive. Top part
to cover the tumbler board need have no divisions. Canvas
waterproof may be used to roll over this, or a board cover to lift on and off. 
In this way cheapness and protection may be combined. 