. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. HIVES. 89 together with paint, the ends of the dovetails being pinned through with stout iron wire driven from the top and bottom, and meeting in the centre. A window 7^ inches long by 4 deep affords a slight view of the interior from the back (not the front, as engraved), but is much obstructed by the frames. The crown board which is raised in the engraving (Fig. 14) is keyed to prevent warping, and is secured by four long brass screws passing through the ends of the keys. A 2-inch central hole for feeding is the only aperture, and this is closed when not in u
. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. HIVES. 89 together with paint, the ends of the dovetails being pinned through with stout iron wire driven from the top and bottom, and meeting in the centre. A window 7^ inches long by 4 deep affords a slight view of the interior from the back (not the front, as engraved), but is much obstructed by the frames. The crown board which is raised in the engraving (Fig. 14) is keyed to prevent warping, and is secured by four long brass screws passing through the ends of the keys. A 2-inch central hole for feeding is the only aperture, and this is closed when not in use by a circular block of i j-inch wood, 5 inches in diameter. A 3-8th rabbet is cut out of the top inner edge at the back and front, and below this are notches 7=8ths wide by 3-8ths deep, in which rest the ends of the frames. This arrangement affords the Bees a free pas- sage above the frames, as well as below at their sides. The annexed sketch (Fig. 15) of the interior angle of the hive is drawn the full size, and will serve as a guide for the arrangement of the frames. I h-. Fig. 15. " The slips of wood forming the frame are 7-8ths of an inch wide, and 3-8ths of an inch thick; and the projec- tions at the top are 5-8ths of an inch long. When in its place the whole forms a frame- 13 inches long by 7I. 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 Hunter, John. London, W. H. Allen
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