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-**introduction** 
 When it comes to observation hives, as with most of beekeeping, there is no one correct or serve-all-purposes-hive for observation, just as there is no one 'right' way to manage a beehive – or even one correct beehive either. You can purchase good observation hives and stock them quickly. Some are expensive, others more portable. Some observation hives assemble and manage easily while others can cause more problems than the inexperienced beekeeping might care to handle, especially in stocking with bees.  When it comes to observation hives, as with most of beekeeping, there is no one correct or serve-all-purposes-hive for observation, just as there is no one 'right' way to manage a beehive – or even one correct beehive either. You can purchase good observation hives and stock them quickly. Some are expensive, others more portable. Some observation hives assemble and manage easily while others can cause more problems than the inexperienced beekeeping might care to handle, especially in stocking with bees. 
  
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 Any permanent observation hive should have a standard hive as backup for management purposes. Ideally the observation hive itself can be quickly closed, both confined itself and the entry/exit area closed, to permit removal. It is usually best to plan to remove the observation hive from its permanent position for manipulations to correct problems. If the area in front of the entry/exit area is available for manipulations you can do them at the permanent site; otherwise plan to move the unit to your apiary where you can do your manipulations and then return the hive once you have corrected the problem and bees are resettled. Any permanent observation hive should have a standard hive as backup for management purposes. Ideally the observation hive itself can be quickly closed, both confined itself and the entry/exit area closed, to permit removal. It is usually best to plan to remove the observation hive from its permanent position for manipulations to correct problems. If the area in front of the entry/exit area is available for manipulations you can do them at the permanent site; otherwise plan to move the unit to your apiary where you can do your manipulations and then return the hive once you have corrected the problem and bees are resettled.
 [[http://www.beeculture.com/storycms/index.cfm?cat=Story&recordID=486|introduction to observation beehives]] [[http://www.beeculture.com/storycms/index.cfm?cat=Story&recordID=486|introduction to observation beehives]]
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 **Pliny the Elder** **Pliny the Elder**
 In his life-work Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder describes the first observations on bees. He mentions beehives enhanced with parts of mica in the cork hives, in order to observe the working of the bees. In his life-work Naturalis Historia, Pliny the Elder describes the first observations on bees. He mentions beehives enhanced with parts of mica in the cork hives, in order to observe the working of the bees.
 The Natural History (Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. He claims to be the only Roman ever to have undertaken such a work. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. It is the only work by Pliny to have survived and the last that he published, lacking a final revision at his sudden and unexpected death in the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius. The Natural History (Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. He claims to be the only Roman ever to have undertaken such a work. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. It is the only work by Pliny to have survived and the last that he published, lacking a final revision at his sudden and unexpected death in the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius.
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 **Early Observation Beehives** **Early Observation Beehives**
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 Around 1655, the famous english landscape architect John Evelyn describes in his Elysium Britannicum one of the first flat-glass observation beehives. The octagonal structure is made of wood and glass, has doors and windows that can be opened by hinges and locked with a key. Around 1655, the famous english landscape architect John Evelyn describes in his Elysium Britannicum one of the first flat-glass observation beehives. The octagonal structure is made of wood and glass, has doors and windows that can be opened by hinges and locked with a key.
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 +**//1772 Honey bees. Encyclopedie ou Dictionaire Raisonné Des Sciences (Denis Diderot)//**
  
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-1772 Honey bees. Encyclopedie ou Dictionaire Raisonné Des Sciences (Denis Diderot). +**//1772 Honey bees. Encyclopedie ou Dictionaire Raisonné Des Sciences (Denis Diderot)//**
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-**//1772 Honey bees. Encyclopedie ou Dictionaire Raisonné Des Sciences (Denis Diderot).//**+
 Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (English: Encyclopaedia or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts) was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It was edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. As of 1750, the full title was Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres, mis en ordre par M. Diderot de l'Académie des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Prusse, et quant à la partie mathématique, par M. d'Alembert de l'Académie royale des Sciences de Paris, de celle de Prusse et de la Société royale de Londres. The title page was amended as D'Alembert acquired more titles. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers (English: Encyclopaedia or a Systematic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts) was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It was edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. As of 1750, the full title was Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, par une société de gens de lettres, mis en ordre par M. Diderot de l'Académie des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Prusse, et quant à la partie mathématique, par M. d'Alembert de l'Académie royale des Sciences de Paris, de celle de Prusse et de la Société royale de Londres. The title page was amended as D'Alembert acquired more titles.
 The Encyclopédie was an innovative encyclopedia in several respects. Among other things, it was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many named contributors, and it was the first general encyclopedia to lavish attention on the mechanical arts. Still, the Encyclopédie is famous above all for representing the thought of the Enlightenment. According to Denis Diderot in the article "Encyclopédie", the Encyclopédie's aim was "to change the way people think."[1] He wanted to incorporate all of the world's knowledge into the Encyclopédie and hoped that the text can disseminate all this information to the public and to future generations.[2] The Encyclopédie was an innovative encyclopedia in several respects. Among other things, it was the first encyclopedia to include contributions from many named contributors, and it was the first general encyclopedia to lavish attention on the mechanical arts. Still, the Encyclopédie is famous above all for representing the thought of the Enlightenment. According to Denis Diderot in the article "Encyclopédie", the Encyclopédie's aim was "to change the way people think."[1] He wanted to incorporate all of the world's knowledge into the Encyclopédie and hoped that the text can disseminate all this information to the public and to future generations.[2]
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