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Bee-Keeping Simplified for the 



strips of wood (s.) at the top and bottom making an air 

 space (a.s.). The inside walls are 8f inches deep, and the 

 top strips are placed level with the top edges of the inside 

 walls to allow a metal runner i-.i. deep — Fig. 11, and (m.r.) 



Fig. 10. 



Fig. 10 — to be nailed on the top to carry the frame tops just 

 level with the outer wall ; the metal runner gives the smallest 

 possible contact of surface, and prevents the bees sticking down 

 the frame ends with propolis. This runner also provides a, 

 hollow under the ends of the frame top to get the fingers under 

 for lifting, and prevents the killing of bees by 

 crushing when replacing the frames. 



On the front of the brood chamber. No. 2, 

 Fig. 9^ is a porch, which is detachable, being 

 fastened in position with a couple of screw 

 eyes ; the bottom side is grooved to carry two 

 wooden slides by means of which the size of 

 the entrance can be regulated from full- 

 width to one bee space, or closed altogether. 

 No. 3 is the lift, which is made to fit over the 

 brood chamber. Inside, about J of an inch up, are nailed 

 strips of wood ^ inch by | of an inch, which rest on the 

 top edges of the brood chamber, holding the lift so that it 

 provides room for the supers. For winter this is reversed, 

 and telescopes down over the brood chamber, Fig. 12, to 

 make it warmer. The roof to keep out the wet is seen at 

 No. 4, Fig. 9. When put together with an additional small 

 lift to give more room the hive is complete. Fig. 13. 



As already mentioned, the brood chamber contains ten 



Fig, 11. 



