. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Heddon-Langstroth Hive, i8i others that I have tried. It is not only the simplest hive I have ever seen, but possesses many substantial advan- tages that are not possessed by any other hive so far as I know. It can be used with any size frame desired. I have it in use both with Langstroth and Gallup L. fi'ames. I will describe the hive for Langstroth frame, hut would advise any one to get a good hive as a pattern, if they are to adopt them^ as much depends on perfect exactness. Fig. H--d ' Hive. F Bottom
. The bee-keeper's guide : or Manual of the apiary . Bee culture; Bees. Heddon-Langstroth Hive, i8i others that I have tried. It is not only the simplest hive I have ever seen, but possesses many substantial advan- tages that are not possessed by any other hive so far as I know. It can be used with any size frame desired. I have it in use both with Langstroth and Gallup L. fi'ames. I will describe the hive for Langstroth frame, hut would advise any one to get a good hive as a pattern, if they are to adopt them^ as much depends on perfect exactness. Fig. H--d ' Hive. F Bottom board, C Honey board, E Cover. A Brood chamber. D Crate with sections, The bottom board and alighting board (Figure 61) may be separate if preferred or not nailed to the hive. Mr. Heddon nails the bottom board fast, and lets it project at one end as seen in the figure (Fig, 63), A hive stand is made by taking two boards (Fig. 63 F) six inches wide and nearly as long as the bottom board. Connect these at one end by a board \% inches wide and as long as the hive is wide, nailed firmly at the bottom, and into the ends, and at the other end by a like board nailed at the bottom. We see (Fig. 63) this end piece at the front of the hive nailed at the bottom so it rests on the ground. At 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 Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago, Ill. : George W. York & Co.
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