Excerpt from New Observations Upon BeesThere are openings at the lower end of each frame, all must be closed with the exception of Numbers 1 and 12, but they must be disposed so as to be opened at will.Figure 3 exhibits the hive as an open book in part, to Show that the frames of which it is composed may be joined together, and Open like the leaves of a book. A a, are shutters which close it at each end.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.