FURNISHING AND STOCKING A BEEHIVE. 51 



A plain, shoulderless frame, such as has been 

 previously referred to as the B.B.K.A. " standard" 

 frame, consists merely of the separate pieces of 

 wood sawn or planed to the correct dimensions and 

 squarely nailed together, and for this purpose as 

 a time saver a frame block is a convenience upon 

 which the separate pieces composing the frame are 

 laid and held in position whilst they are nailed. 

 Ten such frames (Fig. 39) are required for the hive 

 shown by Figs. 1 and 2, pp. 12 and 13. It is very 

 important that they should be of standard size, 

 with the top bar A 1 ft. 5 in. by in. by f in., the 

 length over the uprights 1 ft. 2 in., and the depth 



Fig. 39. Wired Bar Frame. 



over all 8| in. The bottom and side bars vary in 

 thickness with different manufacturers, but J in. 

 for the uprights and T 3 g in. for the bottom bar, 

 especially where the foundation is fixed by wiring, 

 are to be preferred. 



Materials for the bar frames, ready for nailing 

 together, can be obtained from dealers, who also 

 supply blocks for keeping the frames square while 

 being nailed, but many bee keepers put the 

 frames together without the blocks. 



In working for extracted honey, shallow frames 

 are now generally used. These have 1-ft. 5-in. top 

 bars, and are 1 ft. 2 in. over the uprights, but the 

 total depth is reduced to 5j in. 



