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HITES. 



eighteen inches long by ten deep, inside. This will go 

 down into the ^ hive; and leave a half -inch space between 



the end of. the 

 frame and the hive. 

 The strip that is 

 nailed to the tri- 

 angular one, with 

 projecting ends, 

 rests on the rab- 

 beting and sup- 

 ports ' it. This is 

 Fig. 10.— MOVABLE FBAME. thc ohly part that 



touches the hive. Eight of these frames will go in a hive 

 that is twelve inches wide, one and one-half inch being 

 the right distance from centre to centre. To keep them 

 from swinging together at the bottom, a stick one-fourth 

 by three-eighths of an inch is put. across the middle of the 

 hive three-eighths of an inch from the bottom, with wire 

 braces in this form. Two small mortises, ^ /\ a a a, A^.A.A,/, 

 one-fourth inch deep, hold it in place, pig. ii._wike bkace ; 

 It may be put in after the hive is to- to support fkame. 

 gether, by bending it a little. ■ Very small annealed wire 

 will do, cut into pieces long enough to reach through, and 

 turn over to the upper side, to hold it firmly The 

 points or angles should be just one and one-half inch 

 npart, and the bottom of the frame should come down be- 

 tween them, within three-eighths of an inch of the piece 

 of wood. If it is desired to have the hive smaller than the 

 above, the places of one or two frames may be filled by 

 a board of the right size ; this is better than to vary the 

 size of the hive. It is best to have covers to the boxes all 

 alike, so as to fit all hives.* 



* There may be occasions where it isc]e£iral)]e to have very large liives, such 

 .ns will hold from 12 lo 15 frames. I would suggest that it would be economy 

 for some colonies lo have full employment in the hive, in constructing comb and 



