. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. angles, being driven into the front board at proper distances, so that one end of the staple projects into the hive for the frame; I drive a small carpet staple over the wire staple to hold it firm to place, a hole is punched in the top bar with an awl | inch from the end. The frame rests on the bottom board, by means of a nail in the bottom or the frame at each end, and driven so as to keep the frame raised | inch from the bottom board. Guide nails are driven on the side and at each end at the bot- tom, to keep them proper distances apart. By opening
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. angles, being driven into the front board at proper distances, so that one end of the staple projects into the hive for the frame; I drive a small carpet staple over the wire staple to hold it firm to place, a hole is punched in the top bar with an awl | inch from the end. The frame rests on the bottom board, by means of a nail in the bottom or the frame at each end, and driven so as to keep the frame raised | inch from the bottom board. Guide nails are driven on the side and at each end at the bot- tom, to keep them proper distances apart. By opening the doors, the frames will swing in place, to enable any one to see the condition of the colony with- out removing them from the hive. If I wish to remove a frame, I raise the back end of it and all is free. The cap is rabbetted on the bottom i inch, and rests on the outer edge of the hive, 6f inches deep, with lid hung with butts to the surplus box; a piece H inches square is put on the under side with 2 inch screws to prevent warping. The front and back piece of the surplus box are rabbetted I inch deep, I inch in, with a strip of tin I inch wide tacked on the edge of the rabbet, after Prof. Cook's plan, for section piece to hang on, which is H inches wide and I thick, and long enough to reach from front to rear of cap and rest on tin. The edge, made from plastering lath. The section boxes 5ix6ix2 are hung to the top piece by number 6, f inch screws one to each section (see cut).. The cap thus arranged will hold 21 sec- tions and all hang free from the cap, leaving } inch space for bees to pass. My separators are made of tin and hang on the tin edgewise in cap cut in such a manner as to give a i inch space above and below for bees to pass. If you wish to remove a section raise it and with a screw driver, turn the screw a little and the section is free ; put on an empty one and return. The advantage in this arrangement is you have nothing glued with propolis, as you would wit
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