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held in position by cords passed through holes in the box ends, 
may be substituted. 
Nucleus hives are only required for use in summer, and should 
be large enough to hold four standard 
57. Nucleus Hives. frames and a dummy. The nucleus hive 
(Figs. 194, 198) is made in two parts, 
to take four frames and dummy, and has a detachable roof 
high enough to permit the use of a feeder; it costs 4s. 
A nucleus hive may be made by any handy person by following 
the measurements of the body-box, dummy, and bar-frame of 
an ordinary hive, except that the nucleus hive need only be 8 
inches wide. An ordinary 11 frame, C. B. D. hive, or one of 
similar type, may be temporarily converted for use as a nucleus 
hive by inserting two dummies in it, and making an entrance 
1 inch by # inch half way along one side of the body-box, and 
another in the centre of the back of the body-box; the back 
entrance may be formed by boring straight through the back 
wall of the body-box at the proper height, and the side entrance 
by cutting a passage sloping upwards through the floor-board 
and the base of the exterior overlapping side of the body-box 
thus leaving the inner side wall intact. Fit an alighting-board 
under each entrance, by tacking a side of a section to a piece 
of wood screwed on to the hive. The entrance holes may be 
narrowed by plugging with wood, or may be plugged up entirely 
when the hive is no longer required for nuclei. The hive may 
be placed on legs or on a stone. 
The following is a list of the appliances and articles which 
should be procured by anyone who desires 
to commence beekeeping on the principles 
recommended in these instructions :— 
(1.) One bar-frame hive, of capacity to take three crates 
of sections, with 11, 12, 18, or 14 frames and dummy ; 
painted three coats; fitted with roof ventilating cones, 
and Swiss metal entrance. 
(2.) One quilt of jute or strong unbleached calico and two 
woollen quilts. 
(3.) Three economic crates. 
(4.) 100 one-pound “D”’ sections. 
(5.) Twenty-five 12? inch separators. 
(6.) 14 Ibs. brood foundation. 
(7.) 1 lb. super foundation 
(8.) One tin petroleum jelly. 
(9.) One subduing cloth, with stick for same. 
(10.) One veil and sleevelets. 
(11.) One feeder. 
(12.) One wiring apparatus, with wire. 
(18.) One painter’s stripping knife, or cabinet maker’s steel 
scraper, for scraping frames. 
(14.) One sheet of excluder zinc, 16 inches by 16 inches, or 
one Wilkes wire excluder. 
58. -Requisites for com- 
mencing Beekeeping. 
