British bee-keeper's practical note-book, followed by a description of the and how to make it, a home-made hive from used boxes, how to build a bee house, and short rules for the management of moveable comb-hives . lower portion of the outer case, and so dispense with a plinth whileeffectually keeping out the wet. The top of roof is of \ in. wood,each piece being 24 x 12 in., and they meet in the centre, theridge-piece (of 3 x ^ in. stuff) being cut on the under side to coverthe joint as shown, so that no water can possibly get in. Hand- ( 57 ) holes in each part, for lifting, comple
British bee-keeper's practical note-book, followed by a description of the and how to make it, a home-made hive from used boxes, how to build a bee house, and short rules for the management of moveable comb-hives . lower portion of the outer case, and so dispense with a plinth whileeffectually keeping out the wet. The top of roof is of \ in. wood,each piece being 24 x 12 in., and they meet in the centre, theridge-piece (of 3 x ^ in. stuff) being cut on the under side to coverthe joint as shown, so that no water can possibly get in. Hand- ( 57 ) holes in each part, for lifting, complete the outer case, and we •only add that each of the sepai-ate parts fit easily over the other—no tightness anywhere so long as bees cannot enter fromoutside. The Body Box (Fig. 5) is 14| x 15f in. inside measure; itholds ten standard frames and a division-board for dummy), alongwith two strips of thin wood, | in. wide and IG^ in. long. Thefront and back boards are | in. thick, 15§ in. long, by 8^ in. wide;«ide pieces, 17yV in. long, 9 in. wide, and | in. thick; the strip of. Kg. 5.—Body-box. VTOod D (16| X If X ^ in.) nails on the outside to enclose the frame?ends as shown. Prior to nailing on this strip, a piece of wood(iF2 >? f fS ^0 i^ secured in position level with the top edge offront and back boards, along which are nailed the tin angle-pieces,forming the metal runners whereon the frames—fitted with W. B. C. ends—work. The Shallow Frame Box, or surplus chamber (Fig. 6) is an?exact counterpart of body-box with two exceptions: first, the?depth is reduced by 3 in.; second, the front and back boards are
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