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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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the hive. The bees in winter cluster about the 

 center of the hive, away from the entrance. 

 The open hive shows the large entrance open 

 for summer. The closed hive shows the large 

 entrances, 1}4 in., closed by the button, down 

 to the small hole, K inch for winter. The 

 closed hive also shows the ten-inch belt, as we 

 have them in summer, when the third stories 

 are on. The belt is in two parts, hooped to- 

 gether. When we open the hive, one-half of 

 the cover is turned over on to the other half. 

 We can then work two colonies, can take off 

 one-half of the belt, and all the loose stories, 

 if we wish. If we want to get into the lower 

 story, or brood-nest, when we are done with 



ting in the half-inch lining, take the square 

 block (that you see upon the open hive), four 

 inches square, IX inches thick, and put it in 

 between the outside of the hive and the half- 

 inch lining. Make the hole match with the 

 hole through the hive; nail through the half- 

 Inch lining into the block; pack chaff around 

 it. For those bottom entrances, cut out half 

 of the thickness of the bottom part of the 

 cushion frame, opposite the holes in the side of 

 the hive; also see that there is a passage 

 through the half-inch lining. Those loose 

 parts for second and third stories are made 

 with a cushion in one end and one side. Make 

 them the right size to fit one of the quarter- 



fkance's quadruple langstroth hive, closed.* 



the two colonies, we can put on the loose stories 

 and the half belt, then shut down the cover; 

 then if we want to work the other two colonies, 

 just turn over the other half of the cover or 

 chamber, and work the other two colonies. In 

 winter we take olT the third stories and the 

 belts, and pack them away in the storehouse. 



There is a two-inch lining inside the liive. 

 All around the outside we use the IJ^-inch 

 strips to make a frame; nail the frame to the 

 hive, then side up inside the hive with 3^-inch 

 lumber; fill the vacant space with chaff, well 

 packed in. When lining up the end chaff-box, 

 leave the half-inch lining low enough to form 

 a rabbet to rest the end of the frames on, as 

 shown in the cut. There must be a bee-passage 

 through the chaff lining. Bore a hole through 

 the outside of the hive; then when you are put- 



divisions of the main hive. Rabbet out a 

 frame-rest from the single-board end. The 

 rabbet at the cushioned end is made by leaving 

 the half-inch lining down %" of an inch. Make 

 these upper stories 9^^ deep. I use a solid 

 board (honey-board) over these hives, made to 

 fit one division or quarter-section; cleat at the 

 ends to keep them from warping. Honey- 

 board is shown in the cut, up in the turned- 

 back cover, with two holes through it, holes 

 covered with wire screen. The holes are used 

 for feeders. When I have to feed I set one of 

 my pepper-box feeders over each hole. 



Now for the roof, or top chamber. The cut 

 shows how they are made. We want them 



*The camera has distorted the true rectilinear 

 lines a little in the hive and building- in the back- 

 ground, for which allowance should be made.— JEo. 



