BEE APPLIANCES— THE HIVE 25 



part of which a porch is built. It surrounds the 

 brood chamber, giving an air space of about ij inches 

 all round. This tends to make the hive less sensitive 

 to sudden changes of temperature. The brood lift 

 is held in position by means of rabbetted fillets on 

 three sides which overlap the floor board. A groove 

 is made beneath the porch in which slides the 

 shutter (two strips of wood), thus forming an ad- 

 justable entrance. 



The Super. — This is in all 

 respects similar to the brood 

 chamber, only shallower, and 

 is used to contain the shallow 

 frames used for extracting. 



When working for comb 

 honey, a section rack takes the 

 place of this shallow super. 



Shallow Lift. — Whatever 

 form of super be used, whether 

 for shallow frames or sections, 

 it is enclosed within a shallow 

 lift of exactly the same dimen- 

 sions as the brood lift excepting 

 as regards depth. 



At least a couple of these lifts should be provided for 

 each hive, and one or two extra ones may prove useful 

 in an emergency. 



The Roofvavj be made in a variety of shapes according 

 to individual fancy. Perhaps the simplest is the form 

 figured in the working drawing. The framework sup- 

 porting the roof proper is made of such a size as to 

 slide over the sides of the hive, fillets being thus dis- 

 pensed with. Ventilation is provided by means of a ij 

 inch hole in the front. To afford stray bees a means 

 of escape, whilst denying admittance to those on plunder 

 intent, this hole is fitted with two perforated brass 



BRASS CONE 



