. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. bee-keeper's manual. 163 only shows the front view of the stand, only one post appears ; the other must be imagined to stand directly behind it. xs \x—\. ROOF FOR SUSPENDED HIVES. This cut represents a convenient roof for hives sus- pended on the foregoing plan. That every bee-stand should have protection from the scorching rays of the sun, is evident to every apiarian. I will not discuss this subject here ; but will simply show how to construct a roof on the above plan, which I consider all that is ne- cessary ; or rather that this answe
. The American bee keeper's manual;. Bee culture; Bees. bee-keeper's manual. 163 only shows the front view of the stand, only one post appears ; the other must be imagined to stand directly behind it. xs \x—\. ROOF FOR SUSPENDED HIVES. This cut represents a convenient roof for hives sus- pended on the foregoing plan. That every bee-stand should have protection from the scorching rays of the sun, is evident to every apiarian. I will not discuss this subject here ; but will simply show how to construct a roof on the above plan, which I consider all that is ne- cessary ; or rather that this answers the purpose, with a little more attention on the part of the bee-keeper, of more costly roofing. My object is to show how these things may be done economically, as w^ell as expensively. According to the above cut, we take pine boards, one inch thick, and fifteen or eighteen inches wide, cut them in lengths of four feet, then strap two of them together, as seen in the cut; first, securing them from warping, by cleats nailed across them, on the under side, with wrought nails, and clinched. The ends of such cleats may be seen in the cut. The straps that hold the boards together at the top, may be stout leather, or butts, as the apiarian may choose. When the roof is finished, some blocks of wood may be placed on the top of each hive, in order to give a slight inclination to the sides of the roof; otherwise the two boards would rest horizontally. 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 Miner, T. B. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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