100 HIVES AND 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 
Fic. 5—nanomernamz, 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, ’/, in. from 
the end. Cut two pieces for the end 11°/, in. long, 
