CHAPTER 4 

 The Dadant Hive 



In describing the hive which we have been using for years, 

 we will first give it in all its details. We will then show the de- 

 tails which may be dispensed with, in the use of as simple a 

 brood-chamber as it is possible to have while carrying on an 

 extensive honey production. 



Fig. 20. Detailed cross-section of the original Dadant hive 



AA, cross-pieces to support the bottom, 18x2x2. B, bottom, 25xl7^x 

 H. C, apron, 10x17 *AxH. DD, front and rear of the hive, 16Mxl2^x^. 

 E, entrance, 8x}i. F, double board nailed at the rear, 18}4xl3xj4. GG, 

 square slats to support the cover. H.lath, l Axl%, to widen the top edge 

 of the front board. I, top bar of frame, 2034x1 l A wide xj4 thick. JJJJ, 

 rabbets Y^ wide x ^i high, dug in front and rear boards, and furnished 

 with sheets of iron % inches wide, or metal spacers projecting 34 of an 

 inch, on which the frame-shoulders are supported. If the grooves are not 

 provided with these, their size should .be l Ax*/i. 



KKKK, shows how the uprights NN of the frames are nailed to 



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