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but, as the dryest lumber you are likely to get will shrink some- 
what, it is better to make the depth 934. The super has the same 
length and width as the hive. Its depth depends upon what it 
contains. If it is an extracting-super, it will be the same as the 
hive-body, provided the frames are to be the same as those in 
the brood-chamber. In any case, the depth of the extracting- 
super will be one-fourth inch more than the depth of the frame 
to be used in it, allowance to be made for shrinkage, if there is 
to be any shrinkage. The depth of the section-super must be 
such that there shall be one-fourth inch space left at the top of 
the super. 
The frame is 1734 by 934, outside measure. Width of top-bar 
varies from 134 down to 34 , and the same may be said of end-bars 
and bottom-bar. Some have the same width as the top-bar, and 
some have them narrower. In any case, the frames are generally 
spaced so that the distance from center to center shall be 1 34 . 
although some prefer 134. With the spacing I 34 , there is plenty of 
room for a thin dummy or follower beside the frames. 
Q. What are the exact measurements of a 10-frame hive, in- 
side measure? 
A. Unfortunately, there are no “exact measurements” that 
all makers have always used in making hives to take 10 frames 
of Langstroth size. The depth of the frames being 9 % inches, if 
inch be added to that to make a beespace, we would have 934 for 
the depth of the hive. But a very little shrinkage would make 
bad work, and to make sure against that, the hive is made 934 
inches deep. The length of the frame is 1734, and if 34 inch be 
added at each end we would have 18J4 for the length of the hive. 
Eut that makes very close work, and bees are not much inclined 
to build at the ends of the hive, so the length is not less than 
19J4. For an 8-frame hive I think there is general agreement on 
1234 for the width. That allows 11 inches for the 8 frames spaced 
134 , and 134 inches for a dummy 34 thick, with a space each side 
of it. If we add twice 134, or 234 inches, for two additional 
frames, we would have 1434 for the width of a 10-frame hive. But 
for some reason that never seemed satisfactory to me, the dummy 
is generally omitted in 10-frame hives, and they are made 1434 
inches wide. So I think we may say, as nearly as we can come 
to standard, that the inside measurements of the 10-frame hive 
are, 1834x1434x934. As a side remark, I may say that I think 
