. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. he hinges were so contrivedas to admit of easy removal. Every box or leaf(as Huber called each separate frame), except thetwo exterior, was reduced in thickness to an inchand quarter, which, as there was a free communi-cation between all the leaves, afforded the sameliberty for the operations of the bees as the singlebox that was an inch and half wide. This con-trivance gave him the power of opening the leavesseparately, and inspecting the proceedings of thebees at all times : they soon became accustomedto this treatment, and M.
. The honey bee; its natural history, physiology, and management. he hinges were so contrivedas to admit of easy removal. Every box or leaf(as Huber called each separate frame), except thetwo exterior, was reduced in thickness to an inchand quarter, which, as there was a free communi-cation between all the leaves, afforded the sameliberty for the operations of the bees as the singlebox that was an inch and half wide. This con-trivance gave him the power of opening the leavesseparately, and inspecting the proceedings of thebees at all times : they soon became accustomedto this treatment, and M. Huber was thus able toexamine any one of the divisions, without excitingthe anger of the bees. After they had properlysecured the pieces of comb which he had attachedto the roofs of the boxes, they were subjected toa daily inspection by this indefatigable naturalist. 106 LEAF HIVES. The preceding sketches may serve to show myreaders the progressive proceedings of the beesin the unicomb hive, and the following outlinemay give them a notion of the compound 107 CHAPTER XL DIVIDERS. The apiarian who adopts the storifying plan,should have Keyss dividers, which consist of twocopper or hrass plates, about the sixteenth of aninch thick, fifteen mches wide, and fifteen and ahalf long; the odd half inch, being turned up,serves for the operator to lay hold of, when theplates are withdrawn. Care should be taken thatthe plates be perfect planes, well hardened byhammering, and of proper thickness. If they ex-ceed the prescribed thickness, the bees may escapeas soon as the plates are partially introduced orpartially withdrawn; and if they be thinner, therewill be the same chance of escape from their wantof firmness and elasticity. These dividers greatly facilitate the variousoperations which the apiarian has to perform,and at the same time secure him from the attacksof the bees. He should be provided with one of the long-hladed spatulas or knives, used by apothecariesand painters, whi
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