Several years since my bees had access to several molasses hogsheads, and the result was, I found _pure molasses_ stored in my hives, in the same comb with nice white honey. I am satisfied that the bee does not _make honey_, but _collects it_. My feed is prepared and recommended in view of this fact, and in perfect accord with all points bearing upon this subject. The feed is of the same color as the nicest, white clover honey, and when put in boxes by the bees with the honey collected from flowers, (I have no doubt in many instances in alternate layers in the same cell with honey from flowers,) it cannot be distinguished, either in color or taste, from honey collected _wholly_ from flowers. [Illustration] CHAPTER V. BOXES FOR SURPLUS HONEY. IN the last chapter directions were given, when to put on boxes, but it is important to know more about this matter, the kind of boxes to use, how made, etc. I shall recommend a glass-box; that is, glass sides with wood corner-posts, top, and bottom,[4] such as I use with the Controllable Hive. The size and description of box is as follows, viz: get out a piece of board six and three-sixteenths inches long, by four and three-sixteenths inches wide; three-sixteenths inch thick for the top of box; another, same size, for bottom. For the top boxes, that is, the boxes that are to be placed over the brood section, with a sharp bit make four one-inch holes in one of the pieces, for the passage of the bees from the hive to the top boxes; next get out four pieces, five inches long, five-eighths square, for corner-posts to the boxes. Rebate two sides of each post about one-fourth inch square, to receive the glass sides and ends, which are held in place by small tin points. Get glass for the boxes 5 × 5½ inches square for the sides, and 3½ × 5 inches square for the ends. Nail the bottom and top to the ends of the posts, having the corner of the post come out even with the corners of top and bottom. A small (half-inch) finishing brad will hold the posts in place. While nailing, hold the box perfectly square. [Footnote 4: These boxes are shown in engravings under head of Construction of Controllable Hive, Chapter XVIII, which, with the description here given, cannot fail to be understood.] For the side boxes, omit the holes in bottom, and leave out the glass from one end, and in place of the glass put in a piece of wood five inches long, two inches wide, three-eighths inch thick; place this piece in the center at the end, leaving an open space next to each corner post at that end for the passage of the bees from the hive to the boxes.