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A Modern Bee-Farm 



The Large Frames 



are 14 inches by 14 inches and if -inch wide for a depth of 5^ 

 inches from the top, where are fastened the projections whereby 

 they rest upon the bevelled edge as provided for the usual 

 Standard frames. There is one plain dummy and one for dry 

 sugar feeding. 



For my own use I find a 2-inch auger hole in the centre of 

 the floor to be of great advantage ; giving more thorough venti- 

 lation in Winter and enabling the bees to keep the floor clean 

 at all times. 



I have long since discarded outside 

 plinths, for covering joints, finding them 

 of slight use in keeping out wet after a 

 little exposure ; therefore to keep the 

 upper body in position a plinth is secured 

 inside at the ends of the frames. The 

 outer top edge of all floors and body 

 boxes have a i-inch rabbet as seen by 

 the illustration ; thus no wet can penetrate. 



The large Brood frarae. 



THE SHALLOW EXTRACTING SUPERS 



can be used independently as here shown, somewhat on the 

 Stewarton principle, with a smaller cover of the same shape as 

 already noticed. 



