. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 180 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [April 18, 1889. led up to the invention of moveable combs (almost simultaneously with that of Dr. Langstroth in America), which enabled him to take out a full brood-comb, or honey-comb, and insert it in another hive. But as it was sometimes difficult to detach the comb from the side of the hive, he constructed others opened at the sides, which enabled him to loosen the combs and take them out with ease. At the commence- ment Dzierzon used single hives called 'Lagers' and. The Tw nstock. Standers,' but afterwar
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. 180 THE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. [April 18, 1889. led up to the invention of moveable combs (almost simultaneously with that of Dr. Langstroth in America), which enabled him to take out a full brood-comb, or honey-comb, and insert it in another hive. But as it was sometimes difficult to detach the comb from the side of the hive, he constructed others opened at the sides, which enabled him to loosen the combs and take them out with ease. At the commence- ment Dzierzon used single hives called 'Lagers' and. The Tw nstock. Standers,' but afterwards constructed hives to hold two, three, six, or eight colonies in order to economise material and space. Owing to the convenience he derived from the moveability of the combs, the number of his colonies increased in a few years to four hundred, and he. 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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