THE HOME-MADE "W.B.C." HIVE 23 



Shallow Frame Super. 



The hives, when finished, should be given three coats of 

 good white paint. It is better to have this specially 

 mixed by a reliable oil and colourman as being more 

 economical in the long run. Avoid the use of cheap 

 ready mixed paints. 



To paint each hive a different colour, as occasionally 

 advised, with a view of assisting the bees to find their 

 respective domiciles, is to be deprecated. By so doing 

 we at once do away with the first great principle of 

 modern hive construction, viz. the interchangeability of 

 the separate parts. 



White is specially selected as the best colour to use, 

 as a white surface reflects the heat of the sun's rays. The 

 combs in a hive painted white will never become so soft 

 as to collapse, whereas such an accident will sometimes 

 happen during the heat of summer in the case of hives 

 painted in 4arker shades. 



