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sloped down to } in. for the alighting board D (Figs. 

 2 and 3). The cross pieces are tenoned through the 

 sides, and the back part of the floor E, which should 

 be 1 ft. 7 in. long by 1 ft. 2 in. wide by f in. thick, 

 is nailed on. 



The front part F, 5j in. wide and | in. below 

 the level of E to form the entrance, can next be 

 fixed, and then the alighting board D, which is 7 in. 

 wide by f in. thick, is secured and planed off level 

 with the front of the floor at the joint. Two pieces 

 G (Fig. 3), 5 in. long by 2j in. by f in., are prepared 

 and nailed on to form the sides of the entrance, and 

 four legs, 2 in. square and 6 in. long, are cut to the 



Fig. 3. Floor Board of Beehive. 



shape shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and screwed to the 

 sides. 



The outer casing of the brood chamber is shown 

 by Fig. 4, sections of it being given by Figs. 1 and 

 2. This is made of 9-in. stuff f in. thick, the front 

 and back pieces being 1 ft. 5| in. long, and the 

 sides 1 ft. 10 in. long, 3 in. of which projects in 

 front and is cut to the shape shown at H (Figs. 2 

 and 4), to carry the porch. Notches J, \ in. by 

 J in. wide, are for the slides which regulate the 

 size of the entrance. 



The box can now be nailed together, but, of 

 course, a better job results from dovetailing or 

 even lapping the joints. A 2^-in. by i-in. plinth K 

 (Figs. 1, 2, and 4) should project 1 in. below the 



