Archive image from page 142 of The illustrated Australasian bee manual. The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere. With this is incorporated the 'New Zealand bee manual' greatly enlarged, revised and mostly rewritten CUbiodiversity1228471 Year: 1886 ( made. Leaky covers are an abomination. The ends (Fig. 45) are made of |in. timber, 16in. long, 4in. wide for Ifin. in the centre, then tapering down to Ifin. wide at each end. A rabbet, fin. wide by fin. deep, is taken out of the lower edges on the inner or rough side, to allow it
Archive image from page 142 of The illustrated Australasian bee manual. The illustrated Australasian bee manual and complete guide to modern bee culture in the southern hemisphere. With this is incorporated the 'New Zealand bee manual' greatly enlarged, revised and mostly rewritten CUbiodiversity1228471 Year: 1886 ( made. Leaky covers are an abomination. The ends (Fig. 45) are made of |in. timber, 16in. long, 4in. wide for Ifin. in the centre, then tapering down to Ifin. wide at each end. A rabbet, fin. wide by fin. deep, is taken out of the lower edges on the inner or rough side, to allow it to fit over the rabbet on upper edge of the body of hive, and another rabbet is cut in the ends, as shown, |in. by in. deep, for the sides to house into. An inch hole for ventilation (shown in figure) should be bored m the centre, and have a piece of perforated zinc tacked Fig. 46.—SIDE OF COVER (INSIDE VIEW). over it. The side pieces (Fig. 46) are the same thickness aa the ends—19|in. long, 2in. wide on the insides, and Ifin. wide on the outsides, the upper edges being bevelled in. to give them a similar slope to the end pieces. The lower inside edgea Fig. 47.—RIDGE BOARD OF COVER. of these are rabbeted the same as the ends. The ridge board (Fig. 47) is 2ft. long, 4in. wide, and |in. thick. This should be rabbeted on the under side in a sloping manner, similar to
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