. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. December, 1921 fjllllllllMllllt llllllllMlltltlltlllllimillllM IIIMIirillllllllllMlllllllllltllltllllllllllll^ I Bees and Beekeeping | I Edited by Amo5 Burhans | ^iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii iiiimiiiin m iiiii iiiiriiiii niiii iiiiiiiT T^HE last 10 years have seen more large hives -â - adopted In the bee yards of American apiarists than the previous 50. The advantages of the large hive are so many it is a wonder they have not been used in great numbers earlier than this. Where they are once tried they are always used. One of the reasons large hives have not bee
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. December, 1921 fjllllllllMllllt llllllllMlltltlltlllllimillllM IIIMIirillllllllllMlllllllllltllltllllllllllll^ I Bees and Beekeeping | I Edited by Amo5 Burhans | ^iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiii iiiimiiiin m iiiii iiiiriiiii niiii iiiiiiiT T^HE last 10 years have seen more large hives -â - adopted In the bee yards of American apiarists than the previous 50. The advantages of the large hive are so many it is a wonder they have not been used in great numbers earlier than this. Where they are once tried they are always used. One of the reasons large hives have not been adopted with more speed is the tendency of the beekeeper to have one standard hive for his work and to stay by it after he is started, owing to the expense of making the change. For many years the 8-frame hive was standard all over the United States and Canada. Then along came the 10- frame hive and found many who liked it until today It is the standard hive in use everywhere. The 10-frame Jumbo hive came in sight next, but did not get very far. Only a few are In use compared to the standard 10-frame hive. The Jumbo offered nothing more than the 10-frame standard except two Inches more depth to the frames. It was soon seen that there was some- thing lacking. Then came the modified Dadant hive, based upon the record for honey production made by the orlgnal Dadant hive. The latter contained a frame two Inches longer than the standard Langs troth frame used In the 8 and 10 frame hives, as well as two inches more In depth. So the Dadants In order to have their new hive con- form more with the standard dimensions that have preceded it, shortened the length of the frames to that of the standard hives In use, but added another frame and spaced their frames one and one-half inches from center to center In order to give the hive better circulation. The depth of the modified Dadant hive Is two Inches plus deeper than the standard 8 to 10- framc. It contains 40 per cent more room for t
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