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91). By grooving the edges of the slats it is easy to insert the 

 zinc strips when making the honey-board. The honey-board 

 may be wholly of zinc with a wooden rim. The objection to 

 this is the fact that the zinc is likely to sag and bend. Mr. 

 Heddon suggests that a V-shaped piece of tin be soldered across 

 the middle to strengthen the zinc and prevent sagging. The 

 tin should be so placed as not to touch the frames below, but 

 come between them. Mr. Heddon also suggests that the 

 wooden rim be replaced by a narrow margin of the zinc itself, 

 bent at right angles to the plane of the metal. 



THE HEDDON SURPI,US-CASE. 



As this admirable case is also a part of this hive, I will 

 describe it right here, though it properly belongs to the sub- 

 ject of case for surplus honey. This case is just as long and 

 broad as the hive, and three-eighths of an inch deeper than the 

 height of the section to be used. (See Fig. 89, Z).) Thus, on 

 the hive described it will be 13 by 19^ inches, and if we use 

 common 1-pound sections, which are 4X inches square, it will 

 be 4^ inches deep. Partitions are fastened in by use of 

 screws or nails just far enough apart to receive the sections; 

 thus, in the 1-pound sections, 4% inches apart. These parti- 

 tions are as wide as the crate or case is deep. Narrow strips 

 of tin are nailed to the bottom of these partitions and to the 

 bottom of the ends of the case, projecting enough to sustain 

 the sections when they are placed in the case. It will be seen 

 thai, when in place the sections reach to within three-eighths of 

 an inch of the top of the case. This must be just three-eighths 

 of an inch. It keeps the sections all clean, but will not if not 

 JUST this bee-space. 



THE COVER. , 



The cover of the hive (Fig. 89, E) is a plain board, a little 

 wider and longer than the hive. The ends of this are fitted 

 into a grooved cross-piece about twice as thick as the board, 

 and firmly nailed. These cross-pieces prevent the top from 

 warping and splitting. If preferred, the cover need be no 

 longer or wider than the hive. In this case cross-pieces should 

 be firmly nailed on the upper side to prevent warping or split- 

 ting. It will be seen that we have here no telescoping, and no 



