. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 211 its skeps) near Maxstokc, Warwickshire. Located close to the road, it is in full view of passers-by, which probably accounts for the strong iron bars showing the original staples for padlocks, no doubt intended to protect the skeps from honey-thieves existing in ancient times as Fig. 139.—Ancient Bee-house in Warwickshire. A good observatory hive, Fig. 140 (if available), is in the highest sense useful when studying
. British bee-keeper's guide book to the management of bees in movable-comb hives, and the use of modern bee-appliances. Illustrated. Bee culture. GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 211 its skeps) near Maxstokc, Warwickshire. Located close to the road, it is in full view of passers-by, which probably accounts for the strong iron bars showing the original staples for padlocks, no doubt intended to protect the skeps from honey-thieves existing in ancient times as Fig. 139.—Ancient Bee-house in Warwickshire. A good observatory hive, Fig. 140 (if available), is in the highest sense useful when studying the scientific side of bee life. The double-glazed sides of this hive are of plate glass, consequently there is no distortion of bees or other objects under observation when ex- amined through a magnifying-glass. A pair of stout P 2. 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 Cowan, T. W. (Thomas William), 1840-1926. London, Madgwick, Houlston
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