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winter, and cool in summer. It may be worked 

 either for extracted honey in shallow frames, or 

 with two or three crates of sections over the brood 

 nest. 



Deal or pine (see p. 25) is used for the whole hive, 





Fig. 2. Longitudinal Section of Bar-frame Beehive. 



and the floor board and stand (Fig. 3) requires two 

 side pieces A (Figs. 1, 2, and 3), each 2 ft. 1 in. long 

 by 2^ in. by 1 in. ; one back cross piece B (Fig. 2), 

 1 ft. 7 in. by 2j in. by 1 in. ; and a front cross piece 

 c, 1 ft. 7 in. by 2j in. by 1 in. Working from the 

 back, the pieces are left the full width for 1 ft. 2 in., 

 then reduced to 2j in. for 5j in., and at the front 



