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... sides , together with the drone comb , until the bees are in full work , at which time it can be removed without the possibility of harm being done to the colony . * Now , it is extremely difficult , not to say impossible , to perform ...
... sides , together with the drone comb , until the bees are in full work , at which time it can be removed without the possibility of harm being done to the colony . * Now , it is extremely difficult , not to say impossible , to perform ...
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... sides , ac- cording to the depth from back to front . It is indispensable that draughts should be excluded on all sides . When the bee - house is built of planks , we recommend that the planks at the back and sides should run in a ...
... sides , ac- cording to the depth from back to front . It is indispensable that draughts should be excluded on all sides . When the bee - house is built of planks , we recommend that the planks at the back and sides should run in a ...
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... sides . Now , it is clear to any careful observer that dampness collects as much on the sides of a straw hive as on those of a wooden one , and that during a hard frost the inner surface of each may be covered with a thin layer of ice ...
... sides . Now , it is clear to any careful observer that dampness collects as much on the sides of a straw hive as on those of a wooden one , and that during a hard frost the inner surface of each may be covered with a thin layer of ice ...
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... sides the difficulties it presents respecting arti- ficial swarms , the renewal of the comb , etc. , the bee - master will often remain in ignorance of most useful facts which he can ascertain , with- out trouble or loss of time , by ...
... sides the difficulties it presents respecting arti- ficial swarms , the renewal of the comb , etc. , the bee - master will often remain in ignorance of most useful facts which he can ascertain , with- out trouble or loss of time , by ...
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... sides of the hive , and ter- minated by a hook , which keeps it at a proper distance from the hive . These various systems are in use in German Switzerland ; but , as a rule , the hives only open at the back , as those who attended the ...
... sides of the hive , and ter- minated by a hook , which keeps it at a proper distance from the hive . These various systems are in use in German Switzerland ; but , as a rule , the hives only open at the back , as those who attended the ...
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