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HIVES AKD BOXES. 



'/, in. stuff, and cleated to prevent warping. When it 

 is desired to move bees, or to ventilate them in warm 

 weather, make a frame the size of the ventilator and cover 

 it with wire cloth. One is shown in fig. 34, page 108. 



The rabbeting on which the frames rest may be cut '/^ 

 inch deep, instead of '/, in., and a piece of inch hoop iron, 

 nailed or screwed over it, projecting upwards within '/, 

 in. of the top, on which the frames may hang instead. 

 There will, in this way, be less bearing, and the frames 

 be less firmly fastened by the bees, thus causing less 

 jar in handling. 



FRAMES. 



Whatever the size of the frame, there should be but a 

 plain rim around the outside. Frames of all sorts and 

 fashions have been used and recommended, each with 

 some feature designed to meet a special necessity, but the 

 simplest form has long been proved the best. There is 

 probably no point upon which good bee-keepers differ 

 more widely than in regard to the depth of frames. 



Some prefer a frame 15 inches deep, while others make 

 them as shallow as six inches. Mr. Bingham uses a 



standing frame of this depth, 

 for which he claims superior 

 advantages. Mr. Langstroth 

 also recommended a low 

 frame. I prefer a medium 

 between these extremes. 

 Frames should be made of 

 the best quality of lumber, 

 pine to be preferred. A good 

 hanging frame is made as 

 follows : For the top bar, cut 

 a piece 17'/, inches long, '/, in. thick, and '/, in. wide. 

 Cut each end down to '/, in. thickness, V^ in. from 

 the end. Cut two pieces for the end 11'/, in. long, 



Fig. 25. — ^HAJJOrNQ-rRAME. 



