SCREWS OR NAILS.[1]

[Footnote 1: Mr. John Milton of No. 10, Great Marylebone-street, has
some well constructed bar and frame bee-hives of various prices.]

The oblong box, A B C D, E F and E F (Plate I, fig. 1), is to be made of
well-seasoned poplar, fir, or deal, of an inch in thickness; the inside
dimensions are 28 inches and 5/8 of an inch long from A to C, 10-1/2
inches broad from A to B, and sixteen inches deep from A to E.

The top lid A B C D is formed in the shape of a common roof, and made
to project an inch, before, behind, and at the two gable ends, like the
eaves of a cottage to throw off the wet.

The half of this roof G H, is made to open and fall back with hinges
_h h_.

The two gable ends of the roof have holes cut in them, _i, k_, to admit
the circulation of air; and secured with perforated zinc withinside to
prevent the intrusion of wasps, or any other enemies to bees; the gable
marked _i_, shows the perforated zinc framed into the gable, and _k_ the
outside appearance of the ventilator.

The side of the box marked A C E E, is made to let down and form a table
I J, hung on hinges P P, and supported by the quadrants Q Q, one inch
_below the level of the bottom board_.

Two handles are fixed in the ends of the box, one shown in the sketch
at T.

Two blocks of wood are screwed on the bottom of the box (one shown at U)
to keep it off the ground, &c., when the four legs, L L L L, at the four
corners of the box are unscrewed for the convenience of packing, &c. In
the opposite side or front of the box at X X, is fixed a piece of board
_e_, four inches broad, and an inch thick, extending the whole length
from F F; this is secured at an angle with the bottom of the box, so as
to form a slightly inclined plain _e_, for the alighting board, which
would be always dry for the bees to land upon. A half inch opening is
made from F to F, just above the alighting board, for the ingress and
egress of the bees. Slides are made _s s_, to regulate the extent of the
openings, or to entirely close the entrance to the box; these slides can
be drawn out when it is necessary to clean the bottom board, &c.

Within-side the box, two pieces of red cedar of half an inch in
thickness, 12-1/8 inches long, 9-1/2 inches broad, are nailed on to
each end at E F, and E F (one of the pieces of red cedar shown at R).
The quadrants, Q Q, being made to work between them and the outer case.
A fillet, _v v_, is fastened on a level w