. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Sheppard's Self-Hivek. matter to remove the empty hive in the evening for the purpose of clearing away any dead drones, or for other purposes, such as inspection, &c. We have heard of several swarms being hived la-t year with the Howard's Self-Hiver and Super-Clearer. Then th^re is another self-hiver—from which good results are confidently expected — now being brought out by its inventor, Mr. J. H. Howard, whose practical experience both as a bee-keeper and manufacturer ought to give some assurance of its value. It also serves


. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Sheppard's Self-Hivek. matter to remove the empty hive in the evening for the purpose of clearing away any dead drones, or for other purposes, such as inspection, &c. We have heard of several swarms being hived la-t year with the Howard's Self-Hiver and Super-Clearer. Then th^re is another self-hiver—from which good results are confidently expected — now being brought out by its inventor, Mr. J. H. Howard, whose practical experience both as a bee-keeper and manufacturer ought to give some assurance of its value. It also serves the double purpose of hiver and super-clearer. The above cut shows its form. TWIN HIVES. [1410.] I have been greatly interested in read- ing in the , week after week about the so- called Wells system, and, with your permission, will give my experience with twin hives. I have four such hives in work at present; the. 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 London


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