. 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. Bees. BEE MANUAL, 233 made as snug as possible in a few minutes, by the use of these boards. I make them out of an inch board 9fin. wide, cut off in lengths of 14|in. (the inside width of a hive). The two ends, A A, and bottom, B, are bevelled so as to leave a thin edge all round to come in contact with the hive. This enables a person to fix them in more readily without inj
. 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. Bees. BEE MANUAL, 233 made as snug as possible in a few minutes, by the use of these boards. I make them out of an inch board 9fin. wide, cut off in lengths of 14|in. (the inside width of a hive). The two ends, A A, and bottom, B, are bevelled so as to leave a thin edge all round to come in contact with the hive. This enables a person to fix them in more readily without injury to the bees. A top bar of a frame is nailed on the upper edge of each, so that when they are placed in the hive they should touch the bottom board and sides of the hive, and the top bar should rest lightly on the tin supports, the same as the frames, to keep them steady and in place. When contracting a hive for a small colony, remove or place at the side all the unoccupied combs, leaving just as many in the centre as are sufficient for present requirements ; then place a division board on each. Fig. 109.—HIVE WITH DIVISION BOAEDS. side of them, as shown in Fig. 109.—A A are the division boards raised in order to show them. Some bee-keepers use chaff division boards, made by tacking calico or other light material over both sides of a close-fitting broad frame and filling in between witli chaff, but the one I have described is easily made, will last for years, and is all that is required, at least in any part of Australasia. An extra mat or so should be placed in each hive and everything done to make them snug and warm. An examination of the hives should be made once a week, or as often as may be necessary ; if food is being given to any of the colonies they may require looking through every day or. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations m
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