‘Kootenay Hive-case. 
An improvement on the double-walled hive, just referrel to has been 
introduced in the form of a permanent hive-case, made to take the ten- 
frame single-walled hive-bodies, with a three-inch space all round them. 
This space, as far as the top cf the first single-walled hive-body, or brood- 
chamber, is kept permanently packed with planer shavings, or other suit- 
able material, all the year round. It is covered in at the top to prevent 
the packing from falling. into the hive when opened. There is also a three- 
inch space unjerneath the floor which is kept permanently packed as 
well. The bees have more protection in this hive-case than in the double, 
walled hive, and the temperature is kept czoler and more uniform in 
summer. The supers being all under cover are completely shaded from 
the hot rays of the sun. There is not the trouble of packing in the fall, 
and unpacking in the spring, as in the case of the single-walled hives. It 
is less expensive than the double-walled hive, the largér proportion of 
the material used in its construction being % inch shiplap. The 
design is simple, and it can all be easily taken apart. The outer edge at 
the top of each storey, or “lift,” is slightly bevelled so that it may be 
hifted off easily and replaced quickly without sticking or jarring. 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 inside 
corners of the cover raise it so as ts provide permanent ventilation and 
allow any bees to escape that may get shut in. 
Single-walled Hive-bodies, 
The outside dimensions of the ten-frame single-walled hive-bodies, as 
used in the Kootenays, are 16% iriches wide, 20 inches long, and 91% inches 
deep, the bee space being above the frames. The material generally used, 
which is the most suitable, is white pine lumber, dressed on both sides. 
The ends are % inch in thickness, and the sides % inch. ‘ 
As lumber 7-8 inch in thickness has tx be sawn specially, which 
makes it often difficult to procure, and also makes it more expensive, it 
has been suggested that it would be better in future for the hive-bodies 
to be made throughout of % inch material, this being the standard of the 
lumber trade in Canada, and therefore more easily obtainable. This 
would make a difference of a quarter of an inch in the length, viz. 19% 
inches instead of 20 inches. These hive-bodies made throughout of % 
inch material, as suggested, will take ten Langstroth 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 with- 
out any division board, the inside width, viz. 15%4 inches, being just right 
for this purpsse, with the allowance of a bee-space (14 inch) on the out: 
sides of the outer combs. } 
When the single-walled hive-bodies are utilized as supers, for the 
production of extracted honey, it is a good plan to use nine frames only, 
spaced wider apart, without any division board, as the czmbs 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, which was adopt- 
ed as the standard of the Kootenay Beekeepers’ Association, is 
as follows: Material, white pine. Top Bar, length 18%inches, width 
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