HIVES. 



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The Body Hive. 



The body hive (fig. 10) should be 9 inches deep. The 

 frames may run either at right angles to the entrance (as in 

 the figure) or parallel to it. The inner walls, on which the 



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Fig. 10. — Body-box of Beehive. 



ends of the frames rest, should be 8| inches deep ; for a ten-frame 

 hive they should be 15 inches long ; for a twelve-frame hive 

 18 inches: they must be placed 14| inches apart, so that there 

 may be \ inch between the sides of the frames and the hive's 

 walls. 



The Entrance. 



The entrance (fig. 11, c) should be 8 inches or 9 inches 

 long, and I inch deep. A hive should be provided with some 



Fig. 11,— A, Grooved piece of wood, in which Entrance-contractors (B b) nm. 

 C, Front of Hive, showing Entrance. 



means of contracting the entrance. Fig. 1 1 shows a very good 

 kind of entrance-contractor, b b, which fits into a piece of 

 wood, A, provided with a groove and fixed to the front of the 

 hive. 



