The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-03-27

The air spaces are left open at the bottom
but re-decked over level on top.
The cover Is the ordinary slanting roof
cover and telescopes over the hive body,
being stopped by cleat running the length
purpose of serving for handle.
- Inc bottom beard Is made In this way
TWO sills about 1x2 Inches are set edgeWise,
and run iengthwise Of the hive. They are
connected come at the back end by piece Of 3xS
BOARD, 2x16 nailed, to their ends. Measur-
Ing from the back end, Eail on the top of the
stills 3x8 board 16 inches long and Ia inches
VIDE. Leave an open space for entrance.
ana nail ON another board inches wide by
10 inches long. Between the stills is the
allghtlng board which should be straight
run from the front, bottom corner of the stills
to the front edge of the IA inch piece, and
whole width OF the space between the stills.
and should project beyond the front of the
hive about three inches. There ara some
nttie details which have omitted, that l
points.
l know it is hard to describe any new thing
OF this kind and make 1t understood, with.
out illustrations. Therefore to help out the
description. and give You more clear idea
consider some of its good points.
VI course the double wall and air space is
an important feature. for by it the bees are
protected alike from the cold of win
ter and the heat of summer. These
hives may be placed in the blazing sun,
ana the colonies therein will snffer no
inconvenience therefrom but will be as COM
PORTABLE and work as well or better than II
unaer trees, and In winter they are equally
wen protected from the other extreme.
study OF the subject, that severe cold in the
winter nest Will result in dysentery, by what
process 1t is unnecessary here to describe.
rms hive by keeping the brood nest warm in
winter and spring will reduce to minimum
loss from the iabove disease. Frost in The
Dloou hest Is announcer obstacle to successful
wlntering, and herein Is again seen the supe.
riorlty OF this hive, for by the peculiar con-
structi0n Of the walls, the inner case and
bees nest will be dry and warm at all times.
ana what frost there may be will be on the
outside. VII '"o
1t is not necessary to have an extra cot ot
S S's cases, but like the turtle, who carries
It's protection on. '-'' Afo Always mas
is fnII If offa ae entrance as In this hive
the fields thew points. In flying home from
ing the alighting board oM wsii miss strlk-
allgntlng beard they have NIL Tnce on tne
up the Incline, which will lead tSa, W iOiloW
to the centre OF the cluster Of bees in tbs
ma sT onW Ina 0annoi 20 wrong, and will not
The sun cannot strike the entrance i in lance
thus the bees will not be untimelv o mtnteI
out of the hive, but win remain QUIETLY snd
contentedly in the hive until the air is warm
enough for them to fly in safety. Also be.
ing under the middle of the hive it cannot he.
come filled with ice or snow, and Is SO large
that 1t will not become clogged by dirt oT
dead bees. Furthermore the alightino
board being on steep slant, all the dead
bees etc. falling out of the hive will roll
down this chute on to the ground. 1t is easy
to adjust Alleys drone, and queen trap to.
nd hn mil
advantages on the Simplicity, or drovetail, as
well as on this hive.
The bodies are interchangeable and may be
stoTihed to any extent, same as any single
wall hlye, further the 5 to 10-frame SIM
Palc.ity, dovetail, or any similar hive may
ne ~ '.e ho On to It, Any action super fitting
1ro ABOVE hives can be used and TERED on 1t.
tnns IL Is seen that 1t will take any of the
i n so; furniture Of the standard IL" hive.
inmbess rheims Il less IS than single wall hive of 7xS
ornament to any lawn, and can he made az
cneapiy as the ordinary single wall hive.