72 BEEHIVES AND &EE KEEPERS' APPLIANCES. 



A porch at the front of the hive to protect the 

 bees when returning home in wet weather, and 

 sliding shutters to regulate the size of the opening, 

 the construction of which will be clear from Figs. 

 86 and 68, are shown. The porch should be fixed 

 with screws so that it can be lowered in the winter 

 and raised in the summer. The side flaps F should 

 be clamped and attached by means of brass butt- 

 hinges, and fastened at the bottom with small flush 

 bolts ; or turn-buttons may be used if preferred. 



Over the brood chamber a lift J is shown. This 

 consists of a bottomless box made of 9-in. by J-in. 

 stuff, the inside dimensions being equal to the out- 

 side of the brood nest. The sides of this and the 

 brood nest may be dovetailed together or lapped, 

 or butt-jointed and nailed. It is a good plan to 

 paint well all joints before putting them together. 

 Three-eighths of an inch from the bottom of the lift 

 a 1-in. by J-in. strip is nailed on all round (see Fig. 

 66). In the summer the lift is used as shown in the 

 illustrations, but in the winter it may be turned 

 upside down to cover the flaps and keep out the 

 wet. A further lift may be used in the summer 

 if required for working for extracted honey, 

 but it should be made with a plinth the same as 

 the roof. 



The construction of the roof will be clear on 

 reference to the illustrations. A pair of cone bee- 

 escapes are fitted in the front to allow any bees that 

 may get from under the quilt to escape. It is ad- 

 visable to cover the roof with sheet zinc. 



The interior fittings are shown in the sections 

 (Figs. 66 and 67). In the brood chamber are ten 

 frames of comb with W.B.C. ends. On each side 

 of the set of frames dummies filled with glass are 

 used, so that when the side flaps are open the combs 

 can be seen. A section of one of the dummies is 

 shown at the left of the frames in Fig. 67. In the 

 winter two or more of the frames may be taken 

 out and the dummies moved closer to the centre of 



