. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 116 THE BEE-KEEPERS' By the nso of my improved spacer, an ordinary liai g- =jS>' ing-frame liive is convertetl into a re- versiljle r movable hive A hive is quickly and cor- rectly spaced, and the frames are held in their proper position, and will not be lifted when removing the cover if they are fastened ti) it by brao combs. A cfm- tracted hive is made movable or invertdjle. Hy havinsT the downward extending arms as long as tlie end bars of the frames, and suitable division boards in place of the outside frames, a liive is converted into a


. The Bee-keepers' review. Bee culture. 116 THE BEE-KEEPERS' By the nso of my improved spacer, an ordinary liai g- =jS>' ing-frame liive is convertetl into a re- versiljle r movable hive A hive is quickly and cor- rectly spaced, and the frames are held in their proper position, and will not be lifted when removing the cover if they are fastened ti) it by brao combs. A cfm- tracted hive is made movable or invertdjle. Hy havinsT the downward extending arms as long as tlie end bars of the frames, and suitable division boards in place of the outside frames, a liive is converted into a double walled hive witli the spaces between the end bars of the frames closed. This is a great aid to a weak colony in building up in the spring, if the hive is well packed on top of the frames. Price of brood chamber and 8 frames. $)0. One liive and 1 doz. extra spacers, $ Spacers, longor short arm, $21 ».00 per 100. These prices are for frames 'a .inch wide. When ordering, give width of liive, inside. J. B. -WIlLiOOS?:, Manistpi ^^â¢'^'"«' Untested Queens! Single queen, Three queens, $ One tested queen, Three tested queens, Invariably by return mail, and safe arrival guaranteed. tJ-flO-lt CU. J. EUliISOfl, Statebufg, S. C. Pl,;i:c nu'lltion th,; /?l-1'I, ,(â Mid the Review. Tested Queens $ We are now receiving weekly shipments of young, laying, Italian queens from the South. Thesewe will sell at f each. If cus- tomers prefer, they may hava tested queens from our own apiary at the same price ; we replacing them with the young queens from the South. We have followed this practice the two past years, and have found that tlie introduction of a young queen early in tlie season usually prevents swarm- ing ; and it is that our tested queens may be sold off quickly, early in the season, that we offer tliem at such a low price. These tested queens that we offer were all reared last season, and are fine queens right in their pri


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