. Quinby's new bee-keeping. The mysteries of bee-keeping explained. Combining the results of fifty years' experience, with the latest discoveries and inventions, and presenting the most approved methods, forming a complete guide to successful bee-culture. Bees. 110 HIVES AND BOXES. one-third as wide as the desired length of the bottom- board. Let two pieces be IS'/^ in. long, and two others 7 in. The cleats should be 1X I'A in., and 2 in. square, respectiyely, and 37'/, in. in length. The ventilator, and support for the frames are arranged precisely as in the small bottom-board. It would be we
. Quinby's new bee-keeping. The mysteries of bee-keeping explained. Combining the results of fifty years' experience, with the latest discoveries and inventions, and presenting the most approved methods, forming a complete guide to successful bee-culture. Bees. 110 HIVES AND BOXES. one-third as wide as the desired length of the bottom- board. Let two pieces be IS'/^ in. long, and two others 7 in. The cleats should be 1X I'A in., and 2 in. square, respectiyely, and 37'/, in. in length. The ventilator, and support for the frames are arranged precisely as in the small bottom-board. It would be well to omit cutting the channel over which the hoop iron projects to support the frames, with- in y„ in. of each edge, Avhich may readily be done when using machinery, but if cut with a hand plane, it must. rig. 36.—LAEGE BOTTOM BOABD, WITH FBAME. be cut through, and the space afterwards carefully filled with wood or leather. Let the hoop-iron come short also, one inch. The entrance should be divided in two parts, as directed. Bore two '/^ in. holes, one in the center of each end, to receive dowel pins (fig. 36). The sides, or front and back, are 37'/, in. long, and 18 in. wide. On the inside corners of the ends cut a rabbet Yj in. deep by Yg in. wide, in which to fit the ends, which arel7YaXl8in. Both ends and sides should be of matched lumber, as they will be less liable to check than if made of one piece. Each part should be cleated two inches from each end, with cleats 3 in. wide, Ys thick, and 17 in. long. Nail. 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 may not perfectly resemble the original Quinby, M. (Moses), 1810-1875; Root, Lyman C. , 1840- ed. New York, Orange Judd company
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