. Gleanings in bee culture . Fig. 15.—Mr. II. C. Longstreefs bear and ant proof house-apiary at Coronada, Florida,back in the 80s it is still in service. Although built 494 Gleanings in Bee Culture. I[. Perkins iiioriiion mating hive, an ordinary ten-frame hive divided into four conipartnients bytin, each having a seijarate entrance. around his honey and bee-house, Bruinkeeping just out of his reach, till it washard to iell which was pursuer and whichpursued. Finally the bear made off for thehummuck, and a rille-ball went speedingafter him—with what result Mr. Longstreetnever knew, for, while
. Gleanings in bee culture . Fig. 15.—Mr. II. C. Longstreefs bear and ant proof house-apiary at Coronada, Florida,back in the 80s it is still in service. Although built 494 Gleanings in Bee Culture. I[. Perkins iiioriiion mating hive, an ordinary ten-frame hive divided into four conipartnients bytin, each having a seijarate entrance. around his honey and bee-house, Bruinkeeping just out of his reach, till it washard to iell which was pursuer and whichpursued. Finally the bear made off for thehummuck, and a rille-ball went speedingafter him—with what result Mr. Longstreetnever knew, for, while he found traces ofthe effect of the shot, he never came uponMr. liear. The ants were almost as hard a projjosi-tion. They fairly swarmed over the i)laceat night. In order to outwit both kinds ofintruders, JNlr. Cornelius Longstreet wasforced to build the bee-house shown in , bear-proof and ant-tight. This was andis still the only bee-house of the kind in theState. It is 30 ft. long, and holds 80 colo-nies that are numbered inside the houseand outside as well. It is shingled, roofand sides, the entrances being ^-inch holesbored through the walls. The alighting-boards were i)ainted dil
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