TIERING BAR-FRAME BEEHIVE. 35 



against the nail points, on a level surface, and make 

 other holes where indicated to receive the points. 

 Coat the edges with thick paint and drive the 

 boards together. Cut the two bearers H to shape as 

 shown by Fig. 21, and, in the sinking cut towards 

 the front, nail the " floor under entrance " K, allow- 

 ing it to project (say) 2 in. beyond each bearer. 



Next nail on the " main floor " j, allowing it to 

 project over the " under " floor \ in., and the same 

 distance over the ends of the bearers. Bevel one 

 edge of the alighting board L, nail it in place 

 against the " under " floor, and drive a couple of 

 Ij-in. brads through the face of the alighting board, 

 on the skew, into the edge of the "under" floor. 



A reference to Fig. 16 will show that the main 

 floor stops short of the front inner wall of the hive. 



Fig. 21. Floor Bearer. 



This is to provide a means of ingress and egress 

 for the bees ; but in order to restrict the entrance 

 somewhat, and also to afford a firm base upon which 

 the body-box may stand, a packing block M is fixed 

 on the " under " floor at each side. Fig. 22 shows 

 the floor-board with one block in position. Bed 

 the blocks in paint, nail them through the " under " 

 floor, and clinch the nails underneath ; chamfer the 

 front edge of the main floor between the blocks 

 as shown in Figs. 16 and 22, and the floor-board is 

 finished ; but before it is put aside it should be 

 seen that it fits comfortably between the side walls 

 of the body-box, remembering also to make allow- 

 ance for the thickness of several coats of paint. 



The utility of keeping the front of the body-box, 

 also the inner walls, \ in. above the bottom edges 

 of the sides will now be apparent the sides and 



