. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 96 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [October 1, 1877. the third by slinging out every drop of unsealed honey and syrup ; for it is in these that the causes of dysentery lie. Destroy all wasps' nests, and thereby prevent the forthcoming of perhaps man}7 hundreds of queens in the follow- ing spring. A gill of turpentine poured into the entrance of a wasps' nest will destroy its occupants. The entrance, however, should be firmly closed with a clod of earth. Melt up all old combs that are not to be pre- served for future use, and thus prevent the bree
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 96 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [October 1, 1877. the third by slinging out every drop of unsealed honey and syrup ; for it is in these that the causes of dysentery lie. Destroy all wasps' nests, and thereby prevent the forthcoming of perhaps man}7 hundreds of queens in the follow- ing spring. A gill of turpentine poured into the entrance of a wasps' nest will destroy its occupants. The entrance, however, should be firmly closed with a clod of earth. Melt up all old combs that are not to be pre- served for future use, and thus prevent the breeding of wax-moth. Narrow the entrances of all hives so that only two bees can pass ; do this in time, as it may prevent robbing and the first sudden effects of a sudden, severe frost. At the same time pay great attention to ven- tilation at the top of the hive ; what is required is not a draught through, but a means by which the vapours of the hive can pass away ; and this implies that a means of escape from the upper part, or roof of the hive, must be pro- vided, or the moisture will collect and condense therein, and turn the whole concern into a mouldy mass of ' marine stores.' Take every precaution to keep the hive protected from rain and snow; a hive may become wet in autumn through a trifling omission, and may have no chance of drying during the whole winter. Last year it rained almost incessantly for several weeks, and it may do so again ; and in such weather bee-manipulation is impossible. It is a good thing to be wise, but to be safe, ' one should be wise in time.' ABBOTT'S NEW OBSERVATORY HIVE. The great objections to the use of observatory hives, as hitherto made, are their clumsiness when in use, the great space they occupy, and the difficulty they have of ingress and egress by the bees. Up to the time of the present invention, a working observatory hive, contain- ing four frames, could only be turned about on its centre where it was most insecurely pivoted, and wher
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