. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. HIVE-MAKING. 120 HIVE-MAKING. rlirpcted. anrl cross - nail. Tlie cross - nails I slioiikl come so near each other that they almost touch. We nail down through the ! cover with 4-i)enny nails, and cross-nail into | the end with 6-pennies, as before. i You can not very well get lumber that will make all the covers so as to be weather- proof ; therefore we sort out the poorest, and use them for bottom-boards. 15y this means we have the covers all good, and no lumber wasted. It is for this reason, and
. The A B C of bee culture: a cyclopaedia of every thing pertaining to the care of the honey-bee. HIVE-MAKING. 120 HIVE-MAKING. rlirpcted. anrl cross - nail. Tlie cross - nails I slioiikl come so near each other that they almost touch. We nail down through the ! cover with 4-i)enny nails, and cross-nail into | the end with 6-pennies, as before. i You can not very well get lumber that will make all the covers so as to be weather- proof ; therefore we sort out the poorest, and use them for bottom-boards. 15y this means we have the covers all good, and no lumber wasted. It is for this reason, and that we may have as few sei>arate pieces in our hive as possible, that I advise making the cover and bottom boards all one and the same thing. If you are out of the one, you can use the other, and rice versa. There- fore, the Simplicity hive is nothing but this plain simple body, and the plain simple cover; and, if we make these two pieces just right, we are all right. Since the invention of the mat for cover- ing the frames, we have made the Sim- plicity hives with the corner - joint like the cut opposite. It pre- sents the same finish- ed appearance as the straiglit bevel, ami, with proper machinery, is little, if any. more work t<i make. It also makes a stronger corner, when thoroughly cross-nailed. THE SIMPLICITY LANGSTHOTII HIVE. As tliere are some who insist on having a hive with a permanent bottom-board and the old-style Langstroth portico, I have devised such a hive that will take the regular Sim- lilicily for an upjier in front. The sides are made in pairs, and are 2U inches long, by 11 wide, when fin- ished. The back end is made on a miter, like the Simplicity; to hold the front end firmly, a rabbet is cut into the sides I by S ; to biilil the bottom - boards securely, anil to make a neat - looking job outside, a rabbi't is also cut in both sides and back end. Tlie bottom - board runs crosswise, and is made in two jiieces. The portico roof ex- tends ove
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