30 THE BOOK OF THE HONEY BEE 



No. of 

 Pieces. 



The Roof. 



Length. Width. Thickness. 



A I 2 1 1^ inches. 5i ■'iches. finch. 



Al I 2i| „ 3 „ I „ 



B 2 20| „ 5Jx3 „ I „ 



C 2 20| ,, I ,, I „ 



D 2 i8| „ I „ f „ 



E Hole, l^ inches diameter, to be fitted with two 



brass cones — one inside and one 



outside. 

 F 4 2 ft. 2| inches. 6| inches. finch. 



These pieces constitute the roof covering, and are best 

 made from ordinary grooved and tongued floor boarding. 

 The grooves and tongues should be well painted with 

 thick, white paint previous to nailing together. When 

 nailed on to the framework of the roof the sides will 

 require planing down, so as to make the overlap cor- 

 respond with the front and back, as indicated by the 

 dotted lines. The roof should be covered with tightly- 

 stretched calico or ticking. In doing this, use copper 

 tacks, and nail along the edges, through a double thick- 

 ness of the material, so that no frayed edges be 

 left. 



Give the whole of the calico one thick coat of good 

 white paint ; next nail three strips about 2 inches wide 

 on the outside of the roof in such a position as to 

 cover the joins. (See the illustration — Hiving Bees — 

 where the three strips are clearly visible.) Then give 

 the whole three coats of white paint. 



A roof carefully made according to the above direc- 

 tions will prove to be watertight under any circum- 

 stances. 



