FRAME HIVES. 101 
within the cover, are attached cross corner blocks. 
For the purpose of ventilating the roof, long lateral 
openings are cut out on the four sides, from the 
upper part of the cornice, under the projecting 
edges of the roof. The total projection of this may 
be two inches, or a little more. The cover ought 
to fit equally well upon either compartment of the 
case; for in winter the edifice can be reduced to 
one story only.” 
Finding some of his friends object to the trouble of 
removing covers, he devised for these easy-going 
apiculturists a form of 
hive to serve as its own 
cover, for the details of 
stints 
which it is sufficient to Fea la 
state that the sides are Sg ee 
increased in thickness 
to fully an inch and a 
quarter ; the crown-boards 
of the lower boxes project 
an inch and a half, while 
rabbets are cut in these 
to receive either a super 
or the roof cover, and the 
windows are protected in 
winter by the insertion of 
blocks between the glass 
and the shutters. The 
square frame within the 
roof has the same inner 
diameter as the boxes. 
A hint may be taken from the Cheshire hive, 
