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jecting ends of the top bars of the frames, ten in number. A narrow- 

 strip of comb- foundation, | to i in. wide, is fastened to the centre of 

 the underside of the top bar to induce the bees to build the combs straight. 

 When the bees have tilled all the frames of both sets with comb and the 

 -comb with honey, the outside frames may be removed, the comb cut out, 

 and the frames replaced m the hive. In cutting out the comb at least 

 half-an-inch of it should be left on the top bar and pointed V-shape, 

 when it will act as a starter for the bees to again build the comb in a 

 straight line. 



In districts where stiflicient eucalypts or other honey plants are left, a 

 section super, as shown on the right in Fig. i, may be put on instead of 

 •cutting the combs out of the frames when the hive is full. The price of 

 a half-storey body is about is. 4d., a set of 10 frames, is. ; floor board, 

 IS. 2d. ; cover, is. 3d. ; and foundation for two sets of frames, 6d. 

 Thus, the total cost of a hive of two sets of shallow frames is 7s. yd. 



ROSENE CASE. 



The cost of a hive with one set of full depth frames would be is. less, 

 but the shallow frames pos.sess the advantage that honev mav be removed 

 without interfering with the brood, which is principallv in the lower set 

 of frames, and that wiring of the frames is unnecessary. 



If greater cheapness is desired a hive complying with the Act may be 

 made out of a kerosene case, as $ho\vn in Fig. 2. It will take the .same 

 frames, and the rest for the frames is provided by a strip of wood § inch 

 thick nailed on the inside of the ends of each half. Even the frames 

 may be home-made out of case wood — top bar, 19 in. long, i in. wide, 

 g in. thick; bottom bar, 17^ in. long, i in. wide, \ in. thick; side 

 bars. 3f in. long x 1^ in. wide x % in. thick; nailed together a.s shown 

 in l-'ig. 2. In practice, however, it will Ih^ found mort- satisfactory to 

 i)uy the frames, even wlieu the hive itself is made at home. 



.\s the articles in the January issue have drawn attention to the value 

 ■of bees in the orchard, some fruit-growers will probablv wish to ac(]i ire 



