. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. HIVES. 97 order that the sun and rain shall not draw the seams apart. Stewarton Hive.âThis is a very celebrated hive in common use about Stewarton, in Ayrshire, where, as elsewhere, it has produced most excellent results; and when better known, will be found worthy of more general employment. In the Apiarian Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, in 1874, a magnificent display of the finest white clover honey was made in the Stewarton supers; the purity, quantity, and beauti- ful regularity of the combs were worthy of the prize and general high commendation it obtai
. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. HIVES. 97 order that the sun and rain shall not draw the seams apart. Stewarton Hive.âThis is a very celebrated hive in common use about Stewarton, in Ayrshire, where, as elsewhere, it has produced most excellent results; and when better known, will be found worthy of more general employment. In the Apiarian Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, in 1874, a magnificent display of the finest white clover honey was made in the Stewarton supers; the purity, quantity, and beauti- ful regularity of the combs were worthy of the prize and general high commendation it obtained. This hive is octagonal, with sides strongly dove-tailed together. It consists of two or three body or breeding-boxes, whose inside measure is 14 inches across from side to side, or from back to front. The height of the box, measured inside, is 6 or 7 inches. The bottom is perfectly open. The top is quite flat, and con- tains usually eight moveable bars or frames, placed parallel to each other in the direction from back to front. The four central bars are framed, and with the bars on either side are l| inches wideâthe outside bars being l^ inches wide. The central frames are very useful. affording facilities for examination of the hive whenevei desired. The spaces between the bars are capable ot being closed by strips of wood, which slide in groove' made in the sides of the bars, and which can readily be drawn out behind when required, Windows with sliding. *"'§â 37-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunter, John. London, W. H. Allen
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