HOW TO KEEP BEES FOR PROFIT 



of wood seven-eighths of an inch thick, cover 

 them with wire netting, and nail a frame to the 

 top and bottom of the hive after the lid and 

 bottom board have been removed and the bees 

 sent to their destination ; where with the use of 

 a little smoke the net frames can be removed, 

 the hive body set in position on its bottom 

 board, and the lid put on. The methods for 

 transferring and moving bees are identically 

 the same whether one or more hives are secured. 



It is a waste of time, money, and patience 

 for the beginner to attempt to make his own 

 hives, as many a beekeeper has found to his 

 sorrow, for the work as done by the hive manu- 

 facturers is so smooth and accurate, and the 

 result of so many years of experience, that 

 nothing made by the novice will equal them. 

 Modern hives as made by a number of supply 

 houses are of the best lumber planed smooth, 

 and dovetailed at the corners to prevent 

 warping. 



Hives should conform to the habits of the 

 bees, and there should be no more space in 



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