380 EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



held together by cleats tongued and grooved to the ends of the 

 board. Bore such holes through this board as are described in 

 bottom-board (a), and at proper distances to receive the size of 

 small honey-boxes used, (k) Honey-box cover, like (/), without 

 the holes, (h) Front and rear of honey-box, front 1 4i" x 9|" x %" ; 

 rear, two pieces, 14V' X If " X |" j nail the front between the sides, 

 the lower edges flush, as is also one of the rear pieces, the other 

 being f " below the top edges of the sides, (i) Two pieces, sides of 

 honey-box, 19J" x 10" x %". (j) Ledges at front and rear of honey- 

 box, two pieces, 15^" x H" x f ", nailed on flush with the top edges 

 of the sides. (TO) Observing-glass in rear of honey-box, 14"x6". 

 (n) Strips to hold observing-glass, -J-" x i", nailed all around the 

 space left for the glass, and within -fo" of the interior of the honey- 

 box, (o) Top of box cover, tongued and grooved together, and 

 rain-grooved, 26"x 19"x". (p) Two pieces, front and rear 

 of upper part of box cover, I7i"x8f"x-j" ; these pieces are 

 nailed between the sides. (<?) Two pieces, sides of upper part of 

 box cover, 24" x 8 f" x f". (r) Two pieces, front and rear of 

 lower part of box cover. l7V'x5"xi". (s) Two pieces, sides 

 of lower part of box cover, 24V'x5"x". (w) Four pieces, 

 2" x 1" x ilr", buttons for holding the upper to the lower part of the 

 cover, to which they are nailed ; the upper inside part of the but- 

 tons is beveled off, to allow the upper part of the cover to set 

 down readily on the lower part. The side pieces, (q) and (s), 

 must be halved across the ends, to receive the front and rear ; the 

 upper and the lower parts of the box cover may be halved where 

 they join, as shown in Hive No. 4. Fig. 23, p. 96. 



A ventilator for the top cover should be made by boring a num- 

 ber of f" holes in the rear piece, as close as convenient to the 

 roof; this ventilator may be opened and closed by means of the 

 arrangement shown in the drawing opposite page 13. 



Upper or Winter Entrance. Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 17, pages 20 and 44. 



In all the Hives No. 2, a winter entrance for the bees may be 

 made to open upon the portico roof for an alighting-board ; gage 

 from the upper side of the piece, forming the front rabbet, where 

 the frames rest, 1" and H", and then mortise a slot through, 3" 



