. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. Front -2ft. '.) in. A. the hive. B. the box. C. the tunnel fthe horirontat lines mark the subterranean part). D. bottom board. d. d. the ej:Us of the tunnel. E. cummon entrance {subterranean Fig. •> part shewn by dots) communi- cating with the tunnel (C). /. /. slides for interrupting the communication by closing d. d. g. the top of the tunnel (CJ move- able for Moveable top of box, the holes marked by the circles. First of aU, prepare a solid bottom board 2 inches thick, i ft. 9 in. long, and 1 ft. o in. in breadth. In the centre of
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. Front -2ft. '.) in. A. the hive. B. the box. C. the tunnel fthe horirontat lines mark the subterranean part). D. bottom board. d. d. the ej:Us of the tunnel. E. cummon entrance {subterranean Fig. •> part shewn by dots) communi- cating with the tunnel (C). /. /. slides for interrupting the communication by closing d. d. g. the top of the tunnel (CJ move- able for Moveable top of box, the holes marked by the circles. First of aU, prepare a solid bottom board 2 inches thick, i ft. 9 in. long, and 1 ft. o in. in breadth. In the centre of tliis let a passage be hollowed out, so that two adjacent hives may have a sort of tunnelled communication lietween them. Tliis lioUow passage is to be covered with a flat moveable roof, kept level with the surface, so that all may be level except where the passage (C) makes its dehut into each hive. A means must be contiivcd by a slip of tin, or otherwise, as suggested in the figure (/../'.), for cutting short the communication, which must be kept closed at certain times. Then, having selected a populous hive of last year's swarming, substitute one end of this prepared board for its fonner bottom board, and on the other end place a wooden box, open at top and bottom, 11 inches square in the clear, and 9 inches high, with an observation window at one side ; cover it with a thin square board, fittuig closely, yet un- attached, pierced with sets of holes for the free passage of the bees into any hive or glasses that may stand above, and fm-nished with a good piece of guide-comb. All this should be ready eaiiy in May, and be protected from the weather till the bees in the liive (not yet allowed to pass into the adjacent box) appear- to be preparing for a migration, at which time take a favourable opportunity at eventide, when the bees are all at home, to raise tlie hive carefully from its place, and lift it on the square board at the top of the adjacent box. Stop the entrance of
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