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shutting. in very windy weather, the hives ought
up bees. to be shut up before the bees commence
flying, also or very many will be lost. 
having ventilation from below they will
not suffer for want of air, having water in
their feeder they will not need to leave the hive for obtaining it. 
superstitions. virgil. bottom. pomet on drugs. mention some of them. 
surplus honey. if there is a box placed on the hive, and this furnished with
movable frames the cover may be on this. in this way the largest amounts of honey will
no doubt be realized. in hiring a new swarm they might have access at once
if the swarm is powerful to the upper frames. some bees no doubt will be reared
in it, but the breeding will soon be below. this upper box might have no frames,
or when the tumbler board is in two parts, the upper box might sit on only a
part of the hive. it might be used to secure comb for tumblers, etc. where honey is
accessible to market this would be a most excellent plan. 
June 6th, 1863. use top cover for surplus honey, make roof like piling hive, 
movable, rabbets may be made as in figure one. two sets of small
frames used, or slats, these last if honey to be strained, 2 frames might
be used to get out end here room to cut attachments. 
November 30th, 1865. make portico roof flat, get as much additional space in rear by a shelf. 
now make honey board all level, no projecting clamps. make top cover
with movable roof, deep enough to hold usual size frames, and wide enough from
front to rear to cover portico roof and shelf, make front rabbet as in figure 1, have
central 7/8 inches moveable divider partition for large frames to rest on. in back apartment
use slats or small boxes, or [illegible] 4 frames in one large 1, large frames running from
side to side and not from front to rear. hive with 10 frames would thus give room for storage
of 110 to 120 pounds. hive with 13 frames for storage of 140 to 150 pounds of honey. storage room got
thus in cheapest way. excellent arrangement for cobs, straw, etc. in winter. to apply the same top arrangement
4 frames two hives in use without destruction of existing parts. remove roof of top cover and make it movable
plane off top projection from clamps of honey board. add to top cover so as to make it three 1/2 inches deeper. 



