94 BEEHIVES AND BEE KEEPERS" APPLIANCES. 



frames. A division-board or dummy on each side 

 of the frames will effect this. Fig. 87 shows one of 

 the division-boards, which, as will be seen, is a bar- 

 frame with a thin piece of wood nailed to one side 

 of it. This piece of wood is long enough to fit 

 against the sides of the body-box snug, but not 

 tight, and in breadth it is equal to the depth of 

 the frame. In order to lessen the risk of crush- 

 ing the bees when the frames are moved, jt should 

 not reach the floor-board, and the bottom bar 

 should be taken off or a hole bored in it to permit 

 bees chancing to get between the division-board 

 and the hive side to escape. 



The frames are kept the proper distance apart 



Fig-. 89. Foot of Hive for Rearing Queen Bees. 



by means of two racks, one of which is shown in 

 Fig. 88. These are not required if they are fitted 

 with the metal ends bee keepers generally use for 

 this purpose ; but it is not difficult to space the 

 frames without the use of either. A few pencil- 

 marks on the hive ends may be used as a guide to 

 accurate distancing. 



A stand for the hive may be made by cutting 

 two pieces of wood to the form shown in Fig. 89 ; 

 the floor-board of the hive rests within the part 

 cut out of the upper surface. Frames for hives 

 are, generally speaking, best got ready-made from 

 dealers in bee keepers' requisites, as they are 

 made accurately to size by machinery, and are 

 sold at a low price. 



