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Make a second box in the same manner, the boards being two of them 

 21| in. by 1-1$ in., and the other two 15i in. by 11$ in., again making the ends of th e 

 shorter boards overlie the ends of the longer. Place the first box inside the second, 

 and you will find you have a space all round between the walls of one inch, while 

 the outer box is higher than the inner. 



Now raise the edge of the inner box (by placing bricks or boards beneath 

 it) until it comes level with the edge of the outer. Prepare two strips of halt-inch 

 wood 22^ in. by 2 in., and a third strip 14J in. by 2 in,, and with these cover the 

 space between the Avails along the two longer sides and one shorter side, nailing the 

 strips in place ; and over the other shorter side tack a strip of tin or zinc 2 in. wide- 

 Your two boxes are now firmly joined together ; and if you turn them the other 

 way up, you will find the outer rises 2|in. above the top of the inner, and you 

 have an entrance-hole for the bees along one of the shorter sides. This is the 

 body-box. 



The floor must now be made— a board 25 in. by 15 J in., and though not 

 necessary, it is a good thing to attach legs to it. But on no account must you 

 nail the floor-board to the body-box. 



If you care to make things thoroughly finished, you can nail a small plinth 

 round the three sides of the body-box (but not, of course, along the front side 

 where the entrance-hole is) its upper edge bevelled and its outer edge hanging 

 slightly below the level of the bottom of the box. Fig. 1 will give you a rough, 

 idea of what I mean. This plinth serves the double purpose of keeping the box 

 in place on the floor-board and preventing rain from driving in between floor-board 

 and body-box. 



Now make the lift or riser. This is another box without top or bottom (and 

 with single walls) of the same size as the outer body-box. Fix a plinth round its 

 four sides, and you will find that it sits easily on top of the body-box. 



And, lastly, make a roof of some sort, either gabled or flat ; but if flat, it 

 should, when in position, slope slightly from front to back, so as to carry off the 

 rain. Tack a sheet of tin or zinc (such as is used for lining packing-cases) over it, 

 and paint the outside of everything white— two or three coats. Your hive is now 

 complete. 



Frames. {Fig. s.) 



Unless you are handy at accurate joining-work, I would recommend that 

 these be procured from one of the Industrial Schools in the Island. The size is as 

 follows (outside measurements) :— 



Top bar ... ... 19 " long. 



Frame proper ... ... 171" * 8f" 



of, to give details, 



Top bar ... ... ... 19 " x £" x §" 



Side bars ... ... ... 8|" x f" x $" 



Bottom bar ... ... ... 17|' x f" x £" 



The above measurements will be found to give serviceable strength without 

 making the frame clumsy, and the frames will take the W, B. C. metal-ends to which 

 I shall refer. The top bar should, of course, project over the side bars at either 

 end ; and care must be taken that the frames proper are dead rectangles without 

 any sagging. 



You will also require two dummy-boards for each hive. These are plain 

 boards 18g" x 9|" with a top bar the same as on the frames. These are used for the 

 purpose of contracting the size of your hive in case your bees are not able to spread 

 themselves over the eight frames that your hive will contain. And finally, you want 



