Show N observatory HIVE IS NEW A all it the doings of bees and queen can be watched found quito quite handy arid and la Is inexpensive my bly observatory hive consists consists of two circles of 0 luch inch wood made exactly tho the shine same size alze and with a three inch hole eat cut out of the center ot of each writes walter whitty in the gleanings in n bee culture at the hot bob tom ot of one of the circles a bee en n trance Is made which reaches as far as the alo center hole the bees can run 1 0 observatory hive along to the echter nna then ascend four pieces of oc wood about three inches wide are firmly fastened with ccrews as n and three grooves ore are cut in each of f these pieces and corresponding grooves in the two large barge circles the center grooves ar are for far foundation and the other grooves for glass tho the foundation could ho he wired vired it desired but it rood good thick foundation la is used I 1 find wiring Is a not necessary the hole nt at the top may bo be used for feeding or special supers could easily ie be made another hive alve of the sumo sarno sort hort put on top or a bell glass as fancy dictates I 1 find this a very useful and handy bandy hive for observation purposes and the ranking and material arv are not at oil all expensive all the doings of the bees and queen can lie be seen and to keep them in tho dark I 1 merely put corrig corrugated gated paper around it and keep the paper tit lu its place with a piece of elastic in winter time three or four folds of paper could bo be used to keep the bees warm these rhese hives would do well for I 1 indoor ad observation or in a bee bouse |