A Difeription; bees tA $ 
Only obferve further, to prevent any falfe ftep, that as 
the top-board of the box (being a full inch broader than 
the other part) will riot permit the two mouths to come 
tlofe together, you muft cut a third in a piece of deal 
of a fufficient breadth, and place it between the other 
two, fo clofe, that not a Bee may get that way into the 
houfe. And fixing the faid piece of deal down to the 
floor with two lath=nails, you will find afterwards to bé 
of fervicé, when you have occafion either to raife a co- 
lony, or take a box of honey, and may prove a means 
of preventing a gieat deal of trouble ahd mifchief. | | 
The houfe in this forwardnefs, you may cover it to 
“your Own mind, with boards, fine flates, or tiles. But 
contrive their pofition fo as to carry off the wet, and 
| keep out the cold, rain, fhow; or whatever might any 
way prejudice and hurt them, 
The back-doors may be made of half-inch deal; two 
_of them to fhut clofe in a rabet, cut in an upright pillars 
which may be f6 contrived, as to take in and out, by 2 
mortife in the bottom rail, and a notch in the infide of 
the ‘upper rail, and fafteried with 2 ftrong hafp. Place 
thofe pillars in the {paces between the colonies: 
~ €oneluding your houfe madé after this model, with 
out front doors, a weather-board will be vety necéflary 
to carry the water off from the places where they fettle 
and reft. 
Good painting will be a great prefervative. Forget 
hot to paint the mouths of your colonies, with different 
colours; as red, white, blew, yellow, &c: in form of a 
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