. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 1.—Side View. enough at the top to admit of easily manipulating a feeding-bottle, &c, through the opening. To the lower edge on either side is soldered a thin strip of metal (); holes are punched in these where they touch the edge of the floor-board, and through these holes a small nail or screw is driven so as to fix the cover in its place ; addi- tional security is given by tying the ends of these strips (which are bent into loops for the purpose) to the pedestal of the hive-stand, as is shown in figure 2. A bit of stout gal
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 1.—Side View. enough at the top to admit of easily manipulating a feeding-bottle, &c, through the opening. To the lower edge on either side is soldered a thin strip of metal (); holes are punched in these where they touch the edge of the floor-board, and through these holes a small nail or screw is driven so as to fix the cover in its place ; addi- tional security is given by tying the ends of these strips (which are bent into loops for the purpose) to the pedestal of the hive-stand, as is shown in figure 2. A bit of stout galvanised wire (\V) soldered obliquely round A, conducts the greater part of the wet which falls upon it to the rear. The second portion, B, is merely a small tin basin which, when inserted, tits closely over A. It is furnished with a ring-handle for lifting it off, and a small projecting 'tag' of tin (t) is soldered into the lower rim : should I? become tightly jammed on A, the slightest movement of t will looser, it at once and allow of its being. Fig. 2.—Back View. lifted off without any jar or shaking. This cover, while affording all necessary protection to the hive, serves also to fasten it securely to its floor-board for the greater part of the year—, except when supering, it remains a fix- ture : it ensures a great saving of time, because feeders can be at once refilled, changed, or removed, and the hive inspected, through the opening in the crown without removing the cover, it being only necessary to lift off the lid B; it is not expensive; zinc is doubtless the best material, but even if made of light tin a coat or two of paint renders it practically everlasting. The dotted line in figure 2 indicates the position of the hive within the cover. A diameter of eight inches gives a convenient size for the upper opening, and this may be six inches or more above the crown of the skep.—C. E. Shelly, Hertford. SOUTH AFRICAN BEES. Permit me through the medium of your c
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