. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. A . Double swivel hook. B. Bearing. Adjustment plate. THE BEAM COMPLETE. screwed, and for greater security should be bolted on at the top. Now hang your beam on its hook again and put the sling on the thin end of it. On the other hook a length of rope sufficient to make a four - cornered sling for the hives must be placed. It will be unlikely that the beam balances exactly, so a plate of metal must be pro- cured and laid on top of the side which goes up. It will only need to be very small, for by moving it along the beam it will have more
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. A . Double swivel hook. B. Bearing. Adjustment plate. THE BEAM COMPLETE. screwed, and for greater security should be bolted on at the top. Now hang your beam on its hook again and put the sling on the thin end of it. On the other hook a length of rope sufficient to make a four - cornered sling for the hives must be placed. It will be unlikely that the beam balances exactly, so a plate of metal must be pro- cured and laid on top of the side which goes up. It will only need to be very small, for by moving it along the beam it will have more or less effect on the balance. When it is in such a position that the beam swings easily and comes to rest with the jDointer in the exact centre of the bearing it should be screwed down firmly. When everything is firmly fixed the beam is complete. ground plan shows the suitable distance for these: 2|in. or 3in. quartering will do. The posts should be 5ft. or 6ft. high, sufficient, at any rate, to allow the hives to swing clear of the ground. Long rails of the same stuff should be nailed on top of the posts, and these must be braced to- gether at the ends by pieces nailed on top. A piece of gas piping about 2in. diameter is rested transversely the rails, and can be rolled along until it comes into posi- tion for each hive. The weights re- quired are a full set up to 561b. Each hive to be weighed must have hooks screwed into each leg, as wide apart as possible, so that there is no danger of the hive toppling over when swinging. The sling should be made in. 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 London
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