124 



Jones' Chaff Hive. 



mend it. It can be used to secure either comb or 

 extracted honey. The bottom board, d, and the alight- 

 ing board e, are separate from the hive ; the opening is 

 made by cutting a V shaped space in the bottom board, 

 while the cover a is hinged to the upper story. Many 

 prefer to have the cover with a gable (Fig. 39) so made 



Fig. 39. 



as to shut over the hive and rest on shoulders formed 

 by nailing cleats about the hive near the top. 



Fig. 40. 



Janes' .Chaff Hive, Frame, Frame for Sections, Division Board and 

 Perforated Zinc Division Board. 



Figure 40 represents the Jones Chaff hive. This takes 

 a deep frame, and has double walls for chaff packing. 

 These Chaff hives are expensive, hard to handle and 

 awkward to manage. After years of experience I dis - 

 card the Chaff hives as no better in summer thanUTe 

 single walled hives and not so safe in winter as a goo c t 

 cellar. 1 have disposed of all of mine except one which 

 1 keep for an example. 



