. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. HIVES. 79. Neighbour's Improved Cottage Hive.—This has been a popular hive for many- years, and is pretty and interest- ing to those who are satisfied with an imperfect view of their industrious labourers. It con- sists of a circular straw lower compartment, or main body of the hive, having three windows with outside shutters. A ther- mometer is fixed across the centre window, so that the Bees cannot work between it and the glass, and thus intercept the view of the graduated scale. The stock hive, encircled with a hoop, rests on a stout floor-board, fashioned w
. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. HIVES. 79. Neighbour's Improved Cottage Hive.—This has been a popular hive for many- years, and is pretty and interest- ing to those who are satisfied with an imperfect view of their industrious labourers. It con- sists of a circular straw lower compartment, or main body of the hive, having three windows with outside shutters. A ther- mometer is fixed across the centre window, so that the Bees cannot work between it and the glass, and thus intercept the view of the graduated scale. The stock hive, encircled with a hoop, rests on a stout floor-board, fashioned with a projecting landing-place for the Bees. The top is also of wood, having three or more circular openings of about 3 inches in diameter, to receive as many bell-glasses, having fixed on their tops internally a tube of perforated zinc for ventilation, to which guide-combs may be fastened, and which also forms a convenient support for the Bees when com- mencing their labours; over all is fitted a cover of straw (also hoop-bound), closely fitting the top of the stock hive, and permitting removal with great facility to allow inspection of operations; this straw cover is sur- mounted by a ventilator forming a neat finish. The price of this, 35J., is, however, a bar to its general use, more especially as, unlike most hives of an equal cost, the combs are immoveable. Ekes and Nadirs.—An eke is an additional space added on to a hive below the original. They are princi- pally used with straw skeps, when the Bees are pressed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunter, John. London, W. H. Allen
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