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THE BEE-KEEPERS- BEV^jj... 



inches. On top of the wall is embedded iu 

 the mortar a 2 X 10 inch sill; ou top of this 

 are placed the joists, 2 x 10, two feet apart. 

 Beginning at each end, the second one is to 

 be 28 in. from the end to center of stud. 

 The rest to be 24 inches from center to cen- 

 ter. 



Begin the laying of the fljor from each 

 side, laying about two boards; then put up 

 the studs; on top of them the plate, and then 

 the rafters. Studs are placed over the joists, 

 and rafters over the studs. The plate is 

 made of two 2 x 4-inch studding. Use cove 

 ceiling for the siding. It is painted in five 

 colors. Beginning at each end, each color 

 takes six feet in width and runs from the 

 cornice to the sill. First at each end is red; 

 then white; then blue; then yellow; then 

 green. 



In the center there is a room 9 feet 4 in. 

 wide, and 12 feet long, the outside of which 

 is painted white. In the center of each 

 color is a window without glass, but with 

 doors 14 by 20 in., that can be fastened. 

 The hinges used are blind-hinges, and the 

 catches are blind-catches. Along the ridge 

 there is an opening running nearly the 

 whole length of the building, 12 in. wide. 

 Over this is built a roof. When shingled 

 and sided up, the cupola has an opening on 

 each side at the top, of 3 in., running the 

 whole length. In each end of the biilding 

 there is a door. The entrances are cut 



over a space that is open ( see the shelf at 

 the right on the bottom). In this space can 

 be placed a board making a tight bottom; 

 or during the summer months the space can 

 be filled with a frame covered with wire 

 cloth. By using the wire cloth at the bottom 

 the bees are much more comfortable in hot 

 weather, and I think it has a tendency to 

 prevent swarming. During the season of 

 181)4 we had only 11 colonies swarm fromlOl; 

 this season, only 1 from 114. One would 

 think that the bees would proceed to fill up 

 the wire cloth with propolis; but we have 

 had the screen in use now two seasons, and 

 they are as clean now as when first put un- 

 der. We thought they would have to be 

 cleaned at the end of each season, but were 

 pleased to find they would not. On the left- 

 hand side you will notice that boards are in 

 the open space; these are for use in winter, 

 fall, and spring. 



Daring the honey season we use the wire 

 cloth in its place. By looking closely you 

 will see the grooves in the shelves alongside 

 of each opening, these are for feeding. 

 They are % of an in. deep, and ?4 wide. 

 Before using they are varnished with shellac 

 varnish to keep them from leaking, and ab- 

 sorbing the feed, thus keeping them tight, 

 sweet, and clean. The hives are placed on 

 the shelves with the frames running the 

 same way as the shelf; and as the hives are 

 20 in. long there are about 4 in. between the 



EXTERIOR VIEW OF SALISBURY S HOUSE - APIA BY. 



through the siding % x 8 in. and an alight- 

 ing board 2 x 12 is nailed ja3t under the 

 opening, even with it. 



The second view is an inside one, looking 

 from the center toward one end. ()a each 

 side you will notice there are two shelves, 

 the bottom one baing 8 iu. fro n the floor, 

 and the upper one 53. Djoth are placed 1.5 

 in. from the shelves. Oa tha shelvas the 

 hives are placed 2 feet apart. 



The bottom of the hives or shelves proper 

 are so made that the center of each hiv3 is 



ends of the hives. The shelves are 28 inches 

 wide from the siding. The groove for feed- 

 ing is long enough to run from about 2 in. 

 from the inner edge to nearly across the 

 hive. By using quart Mason fruit-jars you 

 can see at a glance from each end of the 

 building how the food is being taken. In 

 using the grooves, place a piece of wire 

 cloth in the groove close up to the hive, and 

 no bees can come out into the building. 

 Feeding with this arrangement has no ter- 

 rors, and no robbers can bother. The feed- 



