. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. I04 A MANUAL OF BEE-KEEPING. of the hive, as a whole, so well, that but little description is required. The two wings can be cut off from the main body by perforated zinc or diaphragm, or can be used with either frames or sectional supers in conjunction with the breeding compartment. The top, with its two wings, are for sectional supers, any or all of which can be brought into use as required. The hive is glazed all round, which hinged shutters cover. A very fair view can at all times be obtained of the interior. Hives on the collateral principle seem to have f
. A manual of bee-keeping. Bees. I04 A MANUAL OF BEE-KEEPING. of the hive, as a whole, so well, that but little description is required. The two wings can be cut off from the main body by perforated zinc or diaphragm, or can be used with either frames or sectional supers in conjunction with the breeding compartment. The top, with its two wings, are for sectional supers, any or all of which can be brought into use as required. The hive is glazed all round, which hinged shutters cover. A very fair view can at all times be obtained of the interior. Hives on the collateral principle seem to have fallen greatly into disuse ; although they may still occasionally be found, their advantages are more than counterbalanced by those particular hives I have described. Observatory Hives.—By this term is understood such hives as enable the works of the Bees to be at all times in view. One of the best in use is the well-known Neighbour's Woodbury Observatory Hive.—. Pig. 42. The interior of this hive is divided into six compart- ments which are formed by as many Woodbury frames run into notches on each perpendicular side; the width of the hive is just sufficient for the thickness of 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 Hunter, John. London, W. H. Allen
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