. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. will generally clear out most of the bees then at home. The large hive is (Figs. 8 and 9 A) 10 in. by 19 in. outside, and is arranged to take either the 17 in. or 15g in. top bars of the Standard frame, as in AB. With- out any alteration it also takes our large frames (Fig. 10), which have their ' lugs' placed down the side on the same level as those of a standard frame : thus they stand 51 in. higher, but to economise heat above the clus- ter and also to en- sure that the)' hang ' true' it has been necessary to make these frames close- en
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. will generally clear out most of the bees then at home. The large hive is (Figs. 8 and 9 A) 10 in. by 19 in. outside, and is arranged to take either the 17 in. or 15g in. top bars of the Standard frame, as in AB. With- out any alteration it also takes our large frames (Fig. 10), which have their ' lugs' placed down the side on the same level as those of a standard frame : thus they stand 51 in. higher, but to economise heat above the clus- ter and also to en- sure that the)' hang ' true' it has been necessary to make these frames close- ended above the level of the side walls upon which they rest. The hive is double-walled, and packed with cork-dust on two sides. For my own use I retain the same dimensions, but at the front (south) wall have no space between the double lining (Fig. 0 D); and as the hive and floor are square the entrance can be placed in any position in re- lation to the frames. This floor is also invertible and a permanent feeder, with circular flight holes. I prefer this to any other arrangement but can allow the sliding entrance as generally used if desired. The large frames (Fig. 10) are set at If in. from centre to centre as we have found this the best for a fixed distance with a frame of this size, because in winter the cluster can be compact with- out spreading the combs, and the large surface of comb ad- mits of sufficient stores being placed within easy reach of the same; in summer it presents the same advantage of con- traction that I have practised with various frames for the past ten years. Hence it is shown that few manipula- tions are necessary, and, when handled, one frame stands as two of the ' Standard ' size. The extracting super, with its frames keyed in position, was designed in the first instance to accommodate a new mode of extracting; the fixed combs, also enabling those bees to be ' thrown' out which smoking fails to drive down. No alteration is made in the distance from c
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