. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. taking the shells apart, as it will re- quire only a moment to remove them. A gable cover is used having a rim of ; material with roof boards | in. thick and ridge board £ thick. There is a one inch ventilating hole in each end. The bottom board is adjustable. The hive rests on strips ; in, wide and § in. thick, rabbeted out | in. wide by | in. deep- As these strips are the entire length of the bottom board the hive can be push- ed forward or back as desired, the bot- tom hoard being 23 in long. A strip §x£ in. slips in between the side strips of
. The American bee keeper. Bee culture; Honey. taking the shells apart, as it will re- quire only a moment to remove them. A gable cover is used having a rim of ; material with roof boards | in. thick and ridge board £ thick. There is a one inch ventilating hole in each end. The bottom board is adjustable. The hive rests on strips ; in, wide and § in. thick, rabbeted out | in. wide by | in. deep- As these strips are the entire length of the bottom board the hive can be push- ed forward or back as desired, the bot- tom hoard being 23 in long. A strip §x£ in. slips in between the side strips of bottom board, and is to be kept under the back end of the hive as it is moved forward or back. A strip ^ in. is used in Front of the hjve to form an en- trance when the case is adjusted for win- ter, and an alighting board is attached to the front edge of the bottom board. The bottom is composed of two piec- es ;; in. thick and 8^ in. wide and sets on a rim 2 in. high of J in. stuff. The end pieces of the rim project beyond the side pieces § in., so that the shell sets down over the edge of the bottom board and rests on the end pieces. This prevents any cold from entering at the bottom. By simply tacking some boards on under side of rim to bottom board it can be filled with chaff so that the hive will have two packing at the bottom, or it can be left empty, making a dead air space. We advise the use of this bottom board for both summer and winter. While it is somewhat long- er and wider than the hive, it is made so that there is no chance of water get- ting into the hive. In summer when the winter case is not used the hive should be shoved to the back end of the bot- tom board, leaving a wide alighting board in front. For winter manage- ment the hive should be placed in the centre of the bottom board s ) that there will be just 1^7 in. between ends of hive and shell. The fxl| is placed between the hive and outside case cover- ing the entrance. This outs
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