. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. January 15, 1884] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 31 and to those who have a liking: for carpentry, and make their own hives and appliances, now is the time to set about the work, get it well in hand ere the busj comes, when one's attention is required in the out-door duties of the apiary. I enclose a rough sketch of a twin-hive, of which patten; I have three in my apiary, containing six. colonies of bees at the present time, packed with only thin 1 inch division-board between the two colonies in each hive, so that they may cluster .1- neai t ige
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. January 15, 1884] THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 31 and to those who have a liking: for carpentry, and make their own hives and appliances, now is the time to set about the work, get it well in hand ere the busj comes, when one's attention is required in the out-door duties of the apiary. I enclose a rough sketch of a twin-hive, of which patten; I have three in my apiary, containing six. colonies of bees at the present time, packed with only thin 1 inch division-board between the two colonies in each hive, so that they may cluster .1- neai t igethei as possible for mutual warmth. I have made my en both on the side near the ends, with good projecting porches, forming a g 1 shelter from tic wind, and also from vain or snow; they open with binges (butl each porch, and the cover when tuned up makes a good shelf on which to put anything while manipulating. I find they answer very well, . equal to two single hives, and can be made at one-third less cos) than two single iderable item in > [QH. CENTRAL SHOW-ROOM READING- ROOM. .... I am fond of carpentering,so I moke my own hives, and a few other thing-, but make, and others give me more trouble than I care for. When I happen to !«' in town I find it - little undertaking to go down to Abbotts' ami carrj ell my thing- hack with in.', nor do I like to ^r i \. â him the t rouble to .-how mo things thai pel ha 11 [ do not ealre to have after seeing them, besides, possibly,both he and his son am out. The only bee-shop I Know in L01 Neighbours'. If nm want a well-known thing, and he happens to have it. all very well, hut it is hardly tin' plan to look over a lot of 11 itely. Now it has often occurred to me that it would be very nice if tin' Association had a show-room of their sort of permanent exhibition, where everything connected with bee-keeping is »ld. It would be a visibl prooi 01 it- existence, and ven much help to hold it together, and enlarge it. I should n
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