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bevel to form the inclined plane, as seen in engrav- 

 ing; put on the front, which should previously be 

 bored or mortised to receive the ends of the top 

 piece of the frames ; place a strip 2} in. under the 

 bottom, at the back part of the hive, under the 

 door; now hang the door, with 2 in. butt; hang the 

 lid, also, with butts, to the front of the hive, so that 

 it will open from rear to front; put a strip 1\ in. 

 across the front of the hive, 17 in. from the lid; just 

 above this bore two holes, 1 in. diameter, which 

 serve as convenient entrances for the bees ; place a 

 strip under the front end of the bottom board to fall 

 down square with the bottom, and a small piece to 

 fill out from this strip to the front piece. The case 

 is now complete. The cross-bar (in which gains are 

 cut for the feet of the frames to stand in,) is set in, 

 gains cut in the sides of the hive, 19J in. from the 

 lid to its upper edge ; cross-bar is 1 J in. square, gains 

 cut in this are $ in. wide, leaving spaces between of 

 f in. making the spaces between the frames If in.; 

 a piece 2 in. wide is set between this and the bottom 

 board, through which holes are made, and covered 

 with wire cloth, to ventilate from the graduated 

 chamber below, a recess of \ inch being "left between 

 the end of the bottom and the door for an air passage. 



FRAMES. 



Height of frames, 13^ in.: top piece of the frame, 

 13£ in. the front end projecting J in. which enters 

 the hole or mortise in front board; tenon on the foot 

 on the opposite angle of the frame, \\ in. long, | in. 



