24 BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPERS' APPLIANCES. 



manent quarters for bees. Bees wintered in them 

 also make much greater inroads upon their stores 

 than when housed in proper hives. 



Although the particular boxes previously men- 

 tioned are recommended, they being of the correct 

 size without alteration, any other box that is at 

 least 17 in. long and not less than 9 in. in depth 

 will serve. If a box is used that allows more than 

 a very little end-shake to the frames a defect 

 which could not be tolerated nail a thin strip of 

 wood L on to the inside of each outer wall as 

 shown by Fig. 13 ; or all the filling-up might, to 

 save trouble, be placed at one end when the extra 

 length is but slight. D E in Fig. 13 agree with D E 

 in Fig. 10. 



No entrance slides are here provided ; when a 

 contraction of the entrance is required, a strip, or 

 strips, of wood laid on the alighting board will 

 answer every purpose. 



