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deep under the top bar. The illustrations supply 

 other measurements. 



A still simpler dummy is shown by Fig. 58. This 

 is a solid, frame, and (to fit the hive described in 

 Chapter I.) may be cut from a piece of |-in. pine, 



Fig. 57. Section of 

 Dummy. 



Fig. 58. Simple Form of Dummy. 



1 ft. 5 in. long by 8f- in. wide, if it is to prevent bees 

 getting behind the dummy, although some bee 

 keepers prefer to have the dummy with a f-in. space 

 underneath, to allow the bees to return to the nest 

 if they should get into the top or behind the dummy 

 when the hive is examined, and for this reason 

 make it 8j in. wide. It is a good plan either to 



Fig. 59. Old Style of Queen Excluder. 



clamp the ends, or to secure ledges A across the 

 grain of the dummy to prevent warping. 



To prevent the queen bee getting up into the 

 sections, excluder zinc, which is pierced with slots 

 through which only the workers can pass, is used 



