. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. March 17, 1887.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 121 IS NEIGHBOUR'S BRITISH INVERTIBLE HIVE WATERPROOF ? [863.] In reply to the Rev. H. W. Lett's inquiry in the previous number of your Journal, we beg leave to say that undoubtedly the best protection for such a hive is inside a bee-house or within an outer covering, but our notion has been that the British invertible hive may be kept in the same way as bee-keepers are in the practice of keeping the original and well - known Stewarton boxes, which are of the same thickness of material, and where t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. March 17, 1887.] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 121 IS NEIGHBOUR'S BRITISH INVERTIBLE HIVE WATERPROOF ? [863.] In reply to the Rev. H. W. Lett's inquiry in the previous number of your Journal, we beg leave to say that undoubtedly the best protection for such a hive is inside a bee-house or within an outer covering, but our notion has been that the British invertible hive may be kept in the same way as bee-keepers are in the practice of keeping the original and well - known Stewarton boxes, which are of the same thickness of material, and where the owners either provide protection from weather according to their own taste, or, as is the case in some instances, leave the hives exposed. Mr. Lett is no doubt apprehensive that the rain will gain. The British Invertible Bar-frame Hive. access at the crevices. To guard against this we make the boxes to fit as close as possible together, and recom- mend that the roof be made secure by first putting on two coats of paint, and whilst wet stretching unbleached calico, then, when dry, adding two more coats of paint. We are about adopting a waterproof wrapper for the sides, which we think will be an improvement and supply the double purpose of keeping the hive thoroughly dry throughout the year, and also form a desirable shade during the hottest part of the summer. This extra protection can be either carried out by the purchasers or supplied by us direct at a fractional additional cost; and if it prove as satisfactory as we anticipate, we will, with Mr. Editor's permission, publish a fuller description in a future number of this Journal.— Geo. Neighbour & Sons, 149 Regent Street, London. INVERTIBLE HIVES. [864.] Having recently procured one of Neighbour's Invertible hives, which is alleged to have been adapted to suit the British climate, I was a little disappointed in finding it very imperfect as to the resistance of wind and weather, and indeed but little better suited for
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