Bee Hives can be made with leather stems, as follows:--Cut a piece of
wood to the shape and size required; wind and glue upon it the stems,
beginning at the top, and finishing off at the bottom. To join the stems
as you proceed, cut each end to an angle, so that they fit; join them
with liquid glue, and tie a piece of thread round to hold them tightly
together until the glue is dry. When the hive is completed, that portion
of thread left visible can be cut off.
To imitate the tying seen in hives, mark with a pen, or a camel’s hair
pencil, with the darkest stain, lines and dots from top to bottom; cut a
small piece out of the lower tier to make the entrance, and put a little
handle at the top with a piece of stem.
When made as above, on wood, and well glued, they can be sawn in halves,
thus making two. Placed amongst foliage, frames, &c., they are quite in
keeping, and have a pleasing effect.
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