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top weatherproof. To prevent the roof dropping 

 too far over the lift, a couple of J-in. by J-in. strips 

 p (Fig. 1) are nailed inside at the sides, or if a good 

 job has not been made of the fitting, the strips 

 should be fixed all round to keep out robber bees. 



For ventilation, a hole is bored near the top of 

 the roof as shown at K (Fig. 2), and this should be 

 fitted with cone bee escapes (Fig. 7), to allow any 

 bees that happen to get over the quilt to find their 

 way out. (Fig. 7 shows a bee escape fitted to 

 another shape of hive.) 



The inner lining of the brood chamber is shown 

 by Fig. 8. For this will be required two pieces S 



Fig. 7. Cone Bee Escape in Beehive Roof. 



(Figs. 2 and 8) 1 ft. 3 in. long by 8j in. by \ in., and 

 two T, 1 ft. 5 in. by 8j in. by \ in. These are nailed 

 together to leave a space of 1 ft. 2j in. between the 

 narrow pieces, and then two strips u are prepared, 

 1 ft. 3 in. by } in. by \ in., and nailed on, part of 

 Fig. 8 being broken away to show the arrangement 

 of this more clearly. To complete the lining, two 

 strips v, 1 ft. 4 in. by \\ in. by \ in., are nailed on. 



The regulating slides for the entrance consist 

 of two strips 9 in. by 1 in. by \ in., and J (Fig. 2) 

 shows one of these in position. 



To prevent the bees getting up between the 

 lining of the brood chamber and the casing, a loose 

 B 



