HIVES AND BOXES. 107 
ig made of pine, by cutting a board 17 in, long, 11’/, 
in. wide, and '/, in. thick, and cleating with two pieces 
11'/, in. long, */, in. wide, and '/, in. thick. Use 1'/, 
in. clout-nails (fig. 32). A better form of panel is made 
by cutting two pieces 17 in. long, 1 in. wide, and */, in. 
thick, and two other pieces 10’/, in. long, same width 
and thickness. In the center of one edge of each of these 
four pieces cut a groove '/, in. wide by ’/, in. deep. At 
each end of the two longer pieces, cut away */, in. deep, 
1 in. back, to receive the end pieces. This will form a 
frame 17X11’/, in. outside. For a panel to fill this frame, 
Fig. 32. Vig. 33. 
PANEL FOR SIDE OF FRAMES. PANEL FOR SIDE OF FRAMES. 
a board should be cut 15’/, in. long, 10’/, in. wide, and 
*/, inch thick. Cut a rabbet all around this */, in. wide 
and */, in. deep. Place this in the frame, and nail at 
the corners with 1'/,-in. finishing nails. This gives ‘/, 
in. margin for swelling (fig. 33). This is generally used 
with the flat side next to the combs, yet occasionally it 
will be found very desirable to reverse it when preparing 
bees for winter, as it will give them needed access to the 
heavily filled outside combs. The reason for preferring this 
panel to the first is-that it does not vary in width so much 
by swelling and shrinking, and is not so liable to warp. 
SMALL BOTTOM BOARDS FOR QUINBY FRAMES. 
"These should be, when finished, 18°/, in. long, and 15 
in. wide. Cut two pieces 18°/, 5, and two others, 5x5. 
