_Amesbury, Mass._, Aug. 15, 1870.
[For The American Bee Journal.]
Bee Houses.
MR. EDITOR:--It is now admitted that bee houses are requisite for
bee-keepers in this climate.
I have recently seen that “concrete buildings” are “cheap and
substantial. For dwellings, all hollow walls and lathing are dispensed
with,” and they are “found to be as dry as wooden houses.” It is also
said--“The heat would be so long retained in the walls, that the saving
in fuel would be no inconsiderable item.”
It appears to me that this is just what is wanted in those localities
where the material can easily be had.
Will some of your correspondents, acquainted with the subject, give an
opinion as to their adaptability, and mode of construction?