THE AMERICAN BEE-KEEPhR. 



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The cover consists of two boards 20^ 

 in. long, 8 wide and f thick, tongued 

 and grooved together with a cleat on 

 each end 10 in. long, 1^ in. wide by | 

 thick. On the under side at each end 

 is a piece 14^xfxi4. Beneath on each 

 side is a piece 20]\^x^, rabbeted on 

 inner edo;e to fit rabbet on body This 

 cover fits snugly over the hive and 

 leaves ^ in. bee space over the 

 frames. Van Dusen clamps 

 can be used to fasten the hives 

 together if desired. 



The division board for brood 

 chamber consists of three 

 boards 17 7-11! in. long, 3^ 

 wide, § thick, and are nailed 

 together at the ends by strips 

 9fx£xf. A strip 19±-x£x§ is 

 nailed along the top. The di- 

 vision board for surplus case 

 is made in the same manner, 

 but only one piece 4 13-16 in. 

 wide being used. By using 

 the division boards the hive 

 can be made into two sepa- 

 rate compartments and two colonies 

 can be kept in the hive at once. Tins 

 is a good idea for queen rearing. 



For the alighting board we use two 

 triangular blocks, 3J long, 1£ wide, f 

 thick, with the third side 4 in. long. To 

 the end of tins is nailed a piece 15^ in. 

 long. If wide by £ thick. Then on 

 the 4 in side of blocks is nailed a piece 



154; long, 4^ wide and j4 thick, bevelled 

 on the edge above the If iu. strip, with 

 which it is exactly even. To fasten the 

 alighting board to the bottom nail 

 through the lf in. strip into the cleat 

 under bottom. 



Dry lumber should be used and the 

 heart side of the board should be turn- 

 ed outward. We use fixed frames, as 



THE CUSHMAN FEEDER. 



They 



can be seen in the illustration. 

 are modified Hoffman frames. 



The Cushman Feeder is especially 

 adapted for using on this hive. The 

 accompanying illustration shows it so 

 plainly that a description is not neces- 

 sary. Two of them exactly fit into the 

 surplus chambers of the hive. 



THE BEE WORLD 



A Journal devoted to collecting the latest 

 Api cultural News, Discoveries and 



Inventions throughout the World, contain- 

 ing, as it were, the Cream of Apiarian 

 Literature, valuable alike to amateur and 

 veteran. If you want to be kept posted you 

 cannot afford to do without it. Sub- 

 scribe Now. It is a 20 page Monthly, only 

 50 cents per year. Stamps taken in one or 

 two cent denomination The Bee World 

 is published by 



W. S. VANDRUFF, 



Waynesburg, Green Co., Pa. 

 Sample Copies Free. 

 Please mention American lire Keeper. 



*Sf- Referring to my ad on 2d page of cover I 

 will make the following 



EXTRA SPECIAL OFFER, 



As I have my queen rearing to see to. and in order 

 to get you to order at. onci . before my stock is ex- 

 hausted. I makethe following offer: I will give 

 one Tested Goldi n Italian, •"> banded (3 band honey 

 queen if you prefer; to the first person ordering 

 from each State to the amount of $1.00 or more 

 All others will receive extra Seeds fan you not 

 order now '.' Queen to lie sent in June. 



JACOB T. TIMPE, 

 Grand Ledge, Mich. 



Please mention American Bee-Keeper. 



15 .Swarms Black Bees.iu good 



!'■_. story Simplicity Hives, at 

 83.50 per swarm, F. 0. Li., if taken at once. 



CIIAS A. SflLLMAN, 

 No 27 Lincoln St., Hornkllsville, N. Y. 



Please mention American Bee-Keeper. 



FOR SALS. 



