MOVABLE-FftAMte HIVkS. 



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 of the Standard German (289) with these hives. He 



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 DIAGRAM OF OUR HIVE. 



AA , crosa-pieoea to anpport the bottom, 18x2x4. B, bottom, 25xl7>ix% . 

 C, apron, 10xl7^x%. DD, front and rear of the hive, 16>ixl2*ixJi. E, 

 entrance, 8x%. F, doable hoardnailedattherear, 17)ixl3x%. (?G,Bqtiare 

 slata to anpport the cover. H, lath, HxlJ^to widen the top edge of the 

 front board. T, top bar of the frame, 20XxSixJ^. JJJJ, rabbets X wide 

 x^ high, dag in front and rear boards, and fnrnished with sheets of iron 

 K inches wide, projecting >i of an inch, on which the frame-shonlders are 

 supported. If the grooves are not provided with the sheets of iron, their 

 Bize shonldbe iiK%. KKKK, show how the uprights NN of the frames 

 are nailed to the top bar. M, bottom bar of the frame, Viy,-x.iiiL% . NN, 

 Bides of the frame, llJixKxJi. PP, front and rear of the cap, 18 J^x9x%. 

 RR, front and rear of the snrplns-box, 16>ix6Jix%. T, empty space on 

 top of the snrplus-box, 13^. I/, top bar of the snrplus-frame, same as 

 top-bar /. V, bottom bar of the surplus frames, same as M. YY, sides 

 of the snrplns frames, 6xiix%. 



The space between M and Sis about ^ inch; between DiV, ND, VI, RY, 

 YR, should be % of an inch. Hives of every size can be constructed on 

 this diagram, with the only caution to preserve the spaces of the width 

 indicated. 



