stand for hive. Mr. baldridge has suggested a box about 6 inches high
may 10th, 1860 as a stand for hives, o no top, no bottom, i would s 
make as follows a c & b d to project a c six inches beyond 
y, b d, 3 inches. board to nail over the first projection
to make more alighting board. x to be 2 inches higher than y,
or rather x to project out below 2 inches more, sides of hives to project 1 1/2 inches 
over sides of stand, over front projection cotton cloth would go in [illegible] 
edges that come on ground might rest on bricks painted, bored projecting 
in front to be as wide as inside of portico, [illegible] outside, this with hive
to have back portico just one half size of front one, the stand and hive
all fastened or covered with [illegible] glass except alighting boards and 
tops 
November 22, 1862. straw for hives. tie small bundles of straw and lay them over the 
frames in place of honey board, will keep bees warm 
and let moisture escape. December 1st 1862 let 1, 1, 2, 2, be bundles of straw 
laid over the frames. then lay in direction of two, 2, bundles to cover the
hollow square. this will leave a shallow chamber under the straw warm and dry
for feeding, enable bees to pass readily over tops of frames in cold weather. if the chamber
quite shallow these will lie on the tops of frames. will not this plan secure all the [illegible]
ventilation needed for [illegible] and yet prevent a cold current of air from passing through the
bees. bundles 1, 1, maybe so laid as to [illegible] at least 2/3 of the space over the frames 
2, 2, maybe very small, or slits would do. 



