. A book about bees. Their history, habits, and instincts; together with the first principles of modern bee-keeping for young readers. g comb for themselves. And now going back to the hive itself, I willpoint out a few more of the principal conditions to befulfilled before it can be called a good hive. You will 138 THE FRAME HIVE. find full particulars and many such conditions in thebest guide-books; but the mention of three orfour will be sufficient for our present purpose. Ofthese the first is that the hive must be well andstrongly made of good-seasoned wood. It may bevery rough, but it must
. A book about bees. Their history, habits, and instincts; together with the first principles of modern bee-keeping for young readers. g comb for themselves. And now going back to the hive itself, I willpoint out a few more of the principal conditions to befulfilled before it can be called a good hive. You will 138 THE FRAME HIVE. find full particulars and many such conditions in thebest guide-books; but the mention of three orfour will be sufficient for our present purpose. Ofthese the first is that the hive must be well andstrongly made of good-seasoned wood. It may bevery rough, but it must be strong, and must not warpor crack. In the next place, the inside of the hive,where the frames hang suspended, must be exactly ofthe right depth and width. It should hold tenframes at least, and it would be well if there is roomfor several more ; for, if not filled up with frames, thevacant space is cut off from the bees by a stoutdivision-board, and is always useful when examiningthe hive. But whatever the number of frames, the width anddepth of the hive inside must be true to measure ; so Wf-^^j^^^^^^^.miii^>^^0>^^^^^. U\ m Section of a Hive with Frames.
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