Archive image from page 54 of Dadant system of beekeeping (1920). Dadant system of beekeeping dadantsystemofbe00dada Year: 1920 DADANT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING 39 upper edges of the brood chamber and the lower edges of the su- pers become rounded and worn so that it is often difficult to pre- vent robber-bees from securing a passage through the gaping joints. The telescope cap entirely prevents this, is also efficient in covering feeders, placed over the combs of the brood nest, and makes an excellent chaff compartment for winter-packing material over the brood-nest. A lA inch slat is used at the
Archive image from page 54 of Dadant system of beekeeping (1920). Dadant system of beekeeping dadantsystemofbe00dada Year: 1920 DADANT SYSTEM OF BEEKEEPING 39 upper edges of the brood chamber and the lower edges of the su- pers become rounded and worn so that it is often difficult to pre- vent robber-bees from securing a passage through the gaping joints. The telescope cap entirely prevents this, is also efficient in covering feeders, placed over the combs of the brood nest, and makes an excellent chaff compartment for winter-packing material over the brood-nest. A lA inch slat is used at the upper edge of the hive front, to widen the projecting edge next to the rabbet. This may seem a very unnecessary contrivance. Yet it is very useful, as it helps us to fit cloths, straw mats, supers, &c, more readily without leaving a smelling place for inquisitive neighbor bees. Those who have kept bees for 25 years or more in the same hives know how annoying the lack of adjustment sometimes is, owing to wear and tear, and to the use of the hive tool in prying apart the stories. The division board is sometimes called a 'dummy.' Yet there is a great difference between the two. A dummy is only a board shaped like one of the frames, and of the same size. It fills the place of a frame, but does not conserve heat Fig. 23. The division board of the Dadant hive any better than the frame of empty comb. Our division board is closed at both ends, with a rounding piece of oil cloth, tacked on it. It effectually prevents the circulation of air on the ends. Of course, if we were to make it of the exact length of the inside of the hive, we would have great trouble in moving it when
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