, Kootenay Hive-case. 



An improvement on the double-wall hive has been introduced in the 

 form of a permanent hive-case, made of cedar, to enclose the wn-rrame 

 single-wall hive-bodies, and provide a three-inch spac6 all round tnem. 

 This space, as far as the top of the first single-wall hive-body, or brooa- 

 chamber, is kept permanently packed with planer shavings or ptner 

 suitable material, all the year round. It is covered m at the top to pre- 

 vent the packing from falling into the hive when opened. There is also, 

 a three-inch space underneath the floor which is kept permanently 

 packed as well. The bees have more protection in this hive -case than 

 in the double-wall hive, and the temperature is kept cooler and more 

 uniform in summer. The supers being all under cover are shaded from 

 the hot rays of the sun. There is no trouble of packing in the fall, 

 and unpacking in the spring. It is simple in design, and can all be 

 easily taken apart. The floor is made to slope, half an inch from back 

 to front, at the same time permitting the case itself to stand perfectly 

 level. Blocks on the two front inside corners of the cover raise it so 

 as to provide permanent ventilation, and allow any bees to escape that ^ 

 may get shut in, and' this also makes a slope to the back to shed the 

 rain. 



Single-Wall Hive- Bodies. 



The outside dimensions of the ten-frame single-wall hive-bodies ai'e 

 16% inches wide, 19% inches long and SVJ inches deep, the bee space 

 being above the frames. The material used is white pine lumber, dressed 

 oh both sides, % inch in thickness. These! hive-bodies take ten Lang- 

 stroth frames, spaced 1% inches from centre to centre, and a division 

 board % inch in thickness. Or, ten frames can be used, spaced 1% 

 inches from centre to centre, without any division board, the inside 

 width, viz. 15% inches, being just right for this purpose, with the al- 

 lowance of a bee-space (% inch) on the outsid'es of the outer combs. 



When the single-wall hive-bodies are utilized as supers, for the pro- 

 duction of extracted honey, it is a good plan to use nine frames only, 

 spaced wider apart; without any division board, as the combs will then 

 be correspondingly thicker when filled with honey, making it much 

 easier to slice off, the cappings with the uncapping knife. 



Langstroth Frame. 



The specification of the Langstroth frame that is generally used is 

 as follows: Material, white pine. Top Bar, length, 18 15-16 inches, 

 width 1 1-16 in., depth % inch. Slip cut out for nailing in foundation! 

 End Bars, or Posts, length 9% inches, width 1 1-16 inches, thickness 

 5-16 inch. Housed at each end to receive top and bottom 'bars. Pierced 

 for wiring. Bottom Bar, length 17% inches, width % inch! thickness 

 Vi inch. Lugs, width % inch, thickness 5-16 inch. Metal Spacers extend 

 width of end _bars to 1% inches. 



SPRING MANAGEMENT. 



As soon as the bees begin to cover the outside combs in the brood 

 chamber add a second story above, containing built out combs or full 

 sheets of foundation, with one or two built out combs in the centre 

 Outside combs. may be taken from the brood chamber for this purpose 

 Add other stories later, as required, for stor;ing surplus, after placing 

 queen excluder above the second story. Feed sugar syrup if necessarv 

 made of white granulated sugar, dissolved in hot water, equal parts 

 of each. 



SWARM CONTROL AND THE TREATMENT OF SWARMS. 



■.t:^' °J''^l .""^ '"^'" honey-flow, usually commencing about the 

 middle of July, can, as" a rule, be reckoned on, and this of comnav 

 atively short duration, it is essential to have all the, hives at th^ir 

 maximum strength at this particular titne, so that the bees lyl 

 just the right condition, and therefore, in readiness to take the fuUeTt 



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