The box is directly on the tops of the frames, if 2. 75 inches wide, 5 boxes will go from side to side
[illegible] the 1/2 inch space not [illegible] a thin strip, make the other dimensions [illegible] such that
[illegible] from front to rear if made 5 7/8 inches in the [illegible] cover the vacant space with a strip
[illegible] and bees will find the [illegible] access to the small boxes and the
[illegible] about as rapidly as they would in a [illegible] considering the [illegible]
[illegible] deep cell having no more wax [illegible]
it may be that they will still fasten [illegible] the tops of these boxes might
be covered with wood [illegible] to retain heat at night and [illegible] from affecting
them in the day. What little space lost by smaller boxes and shallow chambers made
good by a little more depth of boxes. [illegible] to get bees out of such boxes than those
will [illegible] when bees get out fill up shallow chamber [illegible] and paste
paper over the whole bottom. Of course it would not be easy to [illegible]
[illegible] will not be needed unless bees swarmed and then [illegible]
[illegible] not very different it would be necessary to clean off tops of frames before
[illegible] If bees build any under boxes, easily removed before [illegible]
[illegible] would build but little if at all if shallow chamber under box only 1/4 inch deep
Better way for bottom, make saw kerfs to receive the thin bottom this box is now [illegible]
[illegible] box. If the bottom has edges dipped in melted [illegible]
[illegible] when shallow space filled up the box is made all [illegible]
[illegible] if glue resin needed the rabbet may be sharper than the saw kerf. This [illegible]
[illegible] smaller box best if boxes set on honey board. Such boxes will require only one large
[illegible] or may be used on present frame of honey board without any change. If the thin bottom is kept
on each side 3/8 inches from [illegible] it will [illegible] up all [illegible] that can come from below and bees will
not be so likely to build comb in it. Better to make rabbets in lower part of uprights for the thin bottom
[illegible] thus the spaces [illegible] out before the thin strips are sawed out
[illegible] cut with a sharp knife or gouge, to put box together nail with [illegible]
[illegible] to the rabbet in the [illegible] slide in glass of size to rest upon the bottom [illegible]
[illegible] When [illegible] from bees a 1/4 inch thick board fills up shallow chamber [illegible]
[illegible] Possibly important. The arrangement which keeps the glass above the shallow chamber
of the box will leave a free passage under every row of boxes, the bees lying under [illegible]
in one common shallow chamber by cutting out about one inch of the thick [illegible] edge of its
uprights in the middle row of boxes they have a free interconnection under all the space below the
boxes. Easy to see how greatly this will aid [illegible] the love of bees to work in [illegible]
[illegible] uniform temperature in increased rapidity of storage in small boxes. To prevent loss of heat
[illegible] of bees to go into the space [illegible] thin strips might be fastened to keep the
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