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, 25xl7X3K 

 J4. C, apron, 10x1 7 J^x^. DD.front and rear of the hive, 16Hxl2J^x>i. 

 E, entrance, 8x^. F, double board nailed at the rear, 18}^xl3x J^. GG, 

 square slats to support the cover. H, lath, 3^x1 5^, to widen the top edge 

 of the front board. I, top bar of frame, 20 }^xl >^ wide xj^ thick. JJJJ, 

 rabbets ^4 wide x fi high, dug in front and rear boards, and furnished 

 with sheets of iron M inches wide, or metal spacers projecting J^ of an 

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

 provided with these, their size should be }^x^. 



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



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