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cover the portion of the bottom cut away and to 

 project in front some 2 in. or so, to form an alight- 

 ing board (see A, Figs. 9 and 10). Nail another 

 narrow strip B across the back end of the box so 

 that it may stand level, and if the joint of the 

 bottom is open, cover it also with a similar strip. 

 Stand the box on its bottom, and it will now be 

 seen, as shown by Fig. 9, that there is an opening 

 formed, about 7 in. wide and f in. high, by which 

 the bees can enter the hive. 



Knock the second box carefully apart, avoiding 

 splitting the boards, and reduce the two ends to 

 8^ in. in height. Cut them to 8f in. and finish off to 



Fig. 11. Section of Inner Wall. 



8j in. with the plane ; then bevel one edge of each 

 as shown by Fig. 11, leaving a flat about \ in. wide 

 on the edge. After having drawn lines on the in- 

 sides of the hive sides, parallel to and distant from 

 the front and back \\ in., insert the reduced end 

 pieces and carefully nail them so that they rest 

 close upon the hive bottom, and their inside faces 

 coincide with the lines drawn. 



These inner walls (E, Fig. 10) should then be 

 found 14 J in. distant one from the other, and if a 

 standard frame is inserted it should fit without any 

 end-shake, and there should be a parallel space of 

 J in. between the side bars of the frame and the 

 inner walls of the hive, also a clear space of f in. 



