DAVIS’ PLATFORM FOR BEE-HIVES. 
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the bottom of the hive, one at each end and one in the 
center, (of where the bees pass) drop them in even with the 
upper side of said pass. 
The top is to be made of inch boards, 8 inches wide 
and 15 inches long, with two holes 3i inches long and £ of 
an inch wide, on a line parallel to the left-hand side, even 
with the side of the hive, and commencing 1 inch from 
each corner. 
Put four small ribs in the top of the hive, set the two 
first one inch from each side, and the other two will be 
1£ inch apart, for a. guide for brood comb. 
The hives may be made larger if preferred, but this is 
about the size I should recommend. 
These are to be made of thin boards 14J inches long, 
8 inches wide, 6 inches high, with glass in front end, 1 
inch ventilator close to the top on the back end, with holes 
in the bottom to match holes in the top of hives. They 
may be made larger or smaller, if desired. 
The caps, or chambers, are made of h- inch boards, 16 
inches wide, 7 inches high, on front and back side, with 
the end boards 4 inch less, so the side-boards will set 
down on the shoulder of hive, with ventilators close to the 
top on the back side, not having them diieclly opposite to 
those on the honey-boxes : they may be made loDg enough 
to cover from two to four hives, with one ventilator to each 
two hives, 2 inches square. All the ventilators are made 
of wove wire. 
