Gleanings in bee culture . The hive coutainiug the inner wall for the contracted colony in winter ?T. E. Hands 14-frame hive. zontal expansion in summer to the capacityof 14 frames, and contraction in winter toeight frames, the hives proper are convertedinto winter cases with no extra equipmentsave a thin-walled inner chamber costingbarely 25 ets., useful in summer for nuclei,increase, etc., therefore not idle 1 shows a 14-frame convertible hiveas used in the sunnnei-with frames hangingparallel with tlie en-trance. The externalappearance is thesame in winter exceptthe entrance,
Gleanings in bee culture . The hive coutainiug the inner wall for the contracted colony in winter ?T. E. Hands 14-frame hive. zontal expansion in summer to the capacityof 14 frames, and contraction in winter toeight frames, the hives proper are convertedinto winter cases with no extra equipmentsave a thin-walled inner chamber costingbarely 25 ets., useful in summer for nuclei,increase, etc., therefore not idle 1 shows a 14-frame convertible hiveas used in the sunnnei-with frames hangingparallel with tlie en-trance. The externalappearance is thesame in winter exceptthe entrance, whicli iscontracted to % by 0inches. Fig. 2 shoAvsthe inner chamber inposition inside of aregular hive - body,with fi-ames hangingat right angles to the APRTI. 1, 191G entrance, thus pioviding adequate spacesfor packing. The extra depth of the innerchamber (12 inches) provides a deep spaceunder the combs, and a full-depth upperstory holds sufficient packing on top. These hives cost but little more than goodwinter cases,
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