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placed in the case. It will be seen that when in place the 

 sections reach to within three-eighths of an inch of the top 

 of the case. This must be just three-eighths of an inch. 

 It keeps the sections all clean, but will not if not just this 

 bee space. 



THE COVER. 



The cover of the hive (Fig. 63, £■) is a plain board, a little 

 wider and longer than the hive. The ends of this are fit- 

 ted into a grooved cross-piece about twice as thick as the 

 board, and firmly nailed. These cross-pieces prevent the 

 top from warping and splitting. If preferred the cover 

 need be no longer or wider than the hive. In this case 

 cross-pieces should be firmly nailed on the upper side to 

 prevent warping or splitting. It will be seen that we have 

 here no telescoping, and no beveling. Simply one board 

 rests upon another. At fii-stlwas much prejudiced against 

 this simple arrangement. After giving it a thorough trial 

 I wish nothing else. The only criticism I have for this 

 hive after several years' experience is that if the board 

 cover is used in spring, the protection is insufficient. We 

 break the propolis or glue in examining the bees, and then 

 as the bees can not glue all close at this early season, the 

 brood is apt to chill and the bees to suffer, especially if the 

 sides of the hives have shrunken or the cover warped. By 

 use of a quilt or warm woolen cloth just the size of the 

 hive, placed above and a crate fiUed with dry sawdust above 

 this, all is made snug and comfortable, and even this objection 

 ■disappears. To adopt this style of hive is not expensive. 

 We can use the same frames as before, and can make all new 

 hives of this simple, plain pattern, and in time we will have 

 only these hives. 



To shade the hive nothing is so good as a shade board 

 made considerably wider than the hive and nailed to two 

 cleats five inches wide. Thus when resting on the hive 

 this shade board will be five inches above the top of the 

 hive. This has never blown off of my hives. Should it 

 do so a brick could be easily fastened to the under side, out 

 of sight, and thus make it entirely safe against winds. 



Thus I have described the Heddon-Langstroth hive 



