HIVES FOR BEE-KEEPERS. 
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The division-board the Author has found most per- 
fect in its action is seen in Fig. 23. Two thin 
boards are kept about Jin. apart by wooden slips. 
Upon the outer edges of those intended to occupy 
the sides, strips of cloth [cp, C), six or seven in 
number, are fixed by long, thin nails, as at a. The 
slips are placed between the boards, so that the 
strips of cloth are doubled, with their edges outwards 
{h) ; these are cut to form with a straight edge and 
keen knife, and then planed down until the size to 
tb th 
C 
Fig. 23.— Cork-packed Division-board (Scale, i). 
A, Front View — tb. Top Bar ; I, I, Lugs, or Ears, with Cloth Packing. B, End 
yiew— Top Bar ; ds, Distance-staple ; cp, Cloth Packing ; w, w. Wooden 
Sides. C, Top View, Top Bar removed — cp. Cloth Packing. 
fit the hive is obtained. The bottom slip is afterwards 
added, the space being packed with cork dust, and the 
top bar fixed on. A strip of cloth, rolled up, is next 
fastened under each lug (/, /, A), and the board is com- 
plete. The thickness of the face-boards which come 
near to the hive side prevent the bees reaching the 
cloth, so that the latter is not propolised ; and if a 
little oil, or, better, vaseline, be placed upon it, the 
movement of the board wall be for a long time both 
easy and agreeable. 
