190 = The Hiftory of Bens. 
Boards, fine Slates, or Tiles. But contrive 
_ their Pofition fo as to carry off the Wet, and 
keep out the Cold, Rain, Snow, or what- 
éver might any Way prejudice and hurt. 
them. — | 
The Back-Doots may be made of half 
Inch Deal, two of them to fhut clofe in a 
Rabet, cut in an upright Pillar; which may 
be fo contrived, as to take in and out, by 
a Mortife in the bottom Rail, anda Notch 
in the Infide of the upper Rail, and faftened 
with a ftrong Hafp. Place thofe Pillars in 
the Spaces between the Colonies, 
Concluding your Houfe made after this 
Model, without Front Doors, a Weathers 
Board will be very neceflary to carry the 
Water off from the Places where they fet. 
tle and reft, deen at eae 
Good Painting will be a great Prefervas 
tive. Forget not to paint the Mouths of 
your Colonies, with different Colours, as 
Red, White, Blew, Yellow, &c. in Form of 
a half Moon or Square, that the Bees. may 
the better know their own Home. Such 
Diverfity will be a Direétion. : 
_ ‘Fhus your Bees are kept warm in the 
coldeft Winter, and in the hotteft Summer 
greatly refrefhed by the cool Air, the Back- 
Doors being fet open without Air-holes 
made in the Boxes, 
This is another Advantage of the Colos 
nies above the Hives, 
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