BEE-KEEPING 267 



The W.B.C. hive consists of : 



1. Stand with splayed legs. 



2. Loose floor board. 



3. Outer case, enclosing the brood chamber 



or body box, to take ten standard 

 frames, with a division board or 

 " dummy " for use when all the frames 

 are not required. 



4. Over the body box is worked a super for 



shallow frames or sections, if desired. 



5. A lift (for use when more supers are 



put on, to heighten the hive). 



6. The roof. 



For successful and profitable bee-keeping, Frames 

 the frames must be movable. 



A standard size of frame has been adopted 

 by the British Bee-keepers' Association, and 

 all hives are made to take these frames. 

 The outside measurements are : 

 Top bar, 17 inches long. 

 Bottom bar, 14 inches long. 

 Side bars, 8J inches deep. 

 Worker comb in a hive is found to be 



