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BEES FOR PLEAS CEE AND PEOFIT. 



li inch from the centre of 



The frames should be spaced 

 one frame to the centre of the other. This may be done by- 

 means of "metal ends" 1| inch broad (fig. 7), which are 

 placed on the ends of the top bars, the knife-edge A holding 



Kg. T.— Metal End. 



the end firmly on to the bar ; but the eye of the bee-keeper 

 soon gets accustomed to the distance which the frames should 

 be spaced apart, and he will not need to use metal ends. There 

 are many other ways of spacing the frames : some use staples 



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Pig. 8.— Broad-ahonldered Top Bar with Saw-out for Fotmdation. 



driven into the top bar ; others use frames with " broad- 

 shouldered " top bars (fig. 8) ; but I myself prefer a plain frame 

 to any. 



The Floor-board. 



The floor-board (fig. 9) should be made of wood not less 

 than I inch in thickness — 1 inch is better : it should project 



Fig. 9. — Floor-board and Alighting-board. 



1| inch beyond the entrance, and a sloping alighting-board, 

 A, 7 inches or 9 inches broad, should be fixed at the end of 

 it. The floor and alighting-boards should be nailed on to the 

 stand B B, which should be 4 inches or 6 inches wide and 

 made of 1-inch or l|-inch wood, the latter thickness being 

 best. 



