. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 1, 1880. it can be used as a ' Makeshift,' instead of being useless and not worth returning. Such a box and frames can be had for four shillings and sixpence, and is easily convertible, by the addi- tion of floor-board and cover, to an excellent hive. As a nucleus and pattern for intending hive-makers it is invaluable. Frames can be bought in pieces, but in that condition the guides are liable to be broken. They, how- ever, pack in very small compass, and the cost of carriage is thereby reduced. Improving Make
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [May 1, 1880. it can be used as a ' Makeshift,' instead of being useless and not worth returning. Such a box and frames can be had for four shillings and sixpence, and is easily convertible, by the addi- tion of floor-board and cover, to an excellent hive. As a nucleus and pattern for intending hive-makers it is invaluable. Frames can be bought in pieces, but in that condition the guides are liable to be broken. They, how- ever, pack in very small compass, and the cost of carriage is thereby reduced. Improving Makeshift Hives.—Makeshift hives are not generally very kindly mentioned by those whose interest is better served by selling more expensive wares. A letter from a reverend corresjwndent in Nottinghamshire, whose queries are published on page 23, gives such encourag- ing testimony in their favour, and we have so many other evidences to the same effect, that we shall continue to make, use, and vend them. Some persons object to their being unplaced, but such we would refer to a letter of an old and able bee-master (Mr. Geo. Fox of Kings- bridge, Devon), whose pen is at present far too silent for the interests of bee-culture. He says, on p. 136, Vol. II. B. B. J., and the letter is well worthy of re-perusal, ' I would here just state that the delightfully rough condition, externally and internally, frames and all, in which some boxes are sent out, instead of being carefully planed, is quite a treat to the bees.' Those, however, who wish to improve such hives by increasing the protective character of their walls, may easily do so without greatly in- creasing their cost, as may be gathered from the illustration. We have here depicted a. the land, always supposing thickness of wall to be a desideratum. Fixing Guides and Foundation.—Having hives and frames, the mode of fixing the guides needs explanation, as it is to many a puzzling process. A simple guide of plain wax-sheet is very ea
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