. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. Beekeeping as an Occupation 9 To utilize the principle of the frame-hive without departing too radically from the skep, the Gravenhorst hive (Fig. 6) was adopted by many Germans. Its defi- ciencies are at once obvious from the il- lustration. With the adoption of the fundamental principle of the frame- hive, the types of hive developed along two main lines. The original frame-hive of the the example of Dzierzon,. Fig. 9. —Carnidlan hive. German beekeepers, following opened at the rear, and this
. Beekeeping; a discussion of the life of the honeybee and of the production of honey. Bees; Honey. Beekeeping as an Occupation 9 To utilize the principle of the frame-hive without departing too radically from the skep, the Gravenhorst hive (Fig. 6) was adopted by many Germans. Its defi- ciencies are at once obvious from the il- lustration. With the adoption of the fundamental principle of the frame- hive, the types of hive developed along two main lines. The original frame-hive of the the example of Dzierzon,. Fig. 9. —Carnidlan hive. German beekeepers, following opened at the rear, and this type (Fig. 7) is still much used. Its construction prevents adequate expansion of the brood-chamber and of the room for surplus, which are of such vital importance with modem American manipulations. Such hives are ill suited to American condi- tions and are apparently losing ground abroad. In connection with these hives as well as with some other local types, the Ger- man, Austrian and Swiss bee- keepers often keep their bees in elaborately ornamented bee- houses (Fig. 8), each colony of course having its own hive (Fig. 9). This has been tried to a limited extent by American bee-. 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 Phillips, Everett Franklin, 1878-1951. New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co. , ltd.
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