. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Body of the Hive. 123 ten-frame Langstroth (Fig. 37), the one recommended by Mr. A. I. Root, contains more than 2,500 cubic inches. Were I to use a two-story hive (Fig. 41), I should prefer about 2,500 cubic inches. If the one-and-one-half story is used (Fig. 38), then I prefer upwards of 3,400 cubic inches. This is the size preferred by Mr. Doolittle. Messrs. Hetherington, L. C. Root and Nellis use a hive larger still. If the hive is to be a two-story one—that is, one hive above a similar hive below (Fig. 41)—I prefer that it should be
. The bee-keepers' guide; or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Body of the Hive. 123 ten-frame Langstroth (Fig. 37), the one recommended by Mr. A. I. Root, contains more than 2,500 cubic inches. Were I to use a two-story hive (Fig. 41), I should prefer about 2,500 cubic inches. If the one-and-one-half story is used (Fig. 38), then I prefer upwards of 3,400 cubic inches. This is the size preferred by Mr. Doolittle. Messrs. Hetherington, L. C. Root and Nellis use a hive larger still. If the hive is to be a two-story one—that is, one hive above a similar hive below (Fig. 41)—I prefer that it should be eighteen inches long, twelve inches wide, and twelve inches deep, inside measure. If simply small frames or sections are to^be used above (Fig. 38), I would have the hive at least Fig. Story and One-Half Hive. a—Body. d—Frame. b, c—Shoulders. e—Tin. two feet long. A three-fourths inch rabbet should be cut from the top of the sides or ends, as the apiarist prefers, on the inside (Fig. 41). The rabbet may equal a little more than one-half the thickness of the board. My late hives are with- out this rabbet (Fig. 38). These are simpler, and with many others I think I prefer them. Then the hive is only eleven. 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842- [from old catalog]. Lansing, Mich. [Columbus, Ohio, Printed by Myers bros. ]
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