OBSERVATORY BEEHIVE FOR PERMANENT USE. 73 



the hive and the space outside filled with some 

 warm material. 



The super over the brood chamber is made to 

 take eight broad-shouldered frames or ten ordinary 

 shallow frames. It consists of a box 14^ in. by 

 15 in. by 6 in. deep, of J-in. deal. The ends are 

 | in. shallower than the sides at the top (Fig. 66), 

 to allow for the shoulders of the frames, which are 

 kept in position by a strip of wood nailed on out- 

 side, on which is tacked a piece of tin brought up 

 flush with the top of the frames. 



For the quilt covering the frames a piece of 

 American cloth should be used with the glazed side 

 downwards, or a transparent celluloid quilt through 

 which the bees can be seen at work may be used 

 if preferred. Over this a piece of carpet or any 

 thick, warm material such as sacking should be 

 placed. Woollen material of any kind is not re- 

 commended for quilts, as it harbours moths, the 

 warmth of the hive proving very attractive to these 

 insects (see p. 64). 



