. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. ABBOTT'S COMPLETE APIARY. The development of the Combination Hive has aroused in the minds of many bee-keepers a firm faith in the principle of its construction, and already we have been called upon to extend it by the production of a hive which may be used at both ends on the Combination principle, and give space in the centre for a third stock or swarm, thus forming a three-in-one, which, while offering all the conveniences of a so-called ' bee-house,' will be free from its objections, inasmuch as it will be one hive only, inhabited by t
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. ABBOTT'S COMPLETE APIARY. The development of the Combination Hive has aroused in the minds of many bee-keepers a firm faith in the principle of its construction, and already we have been called upon to extend it by the production of a hive which may be used at both ends on the Combination principle, and give space in the centre for a third stock or swarm, thus forming a three-in-one, which, while offering all the conveniences of a so-called ' bee-house,' will be free from its objections, inasmuch as it will be one hive only, inhabited by two or more colonies of bees. The chief advantage in this hive, or, as we call it, ' a complete apiary,' is its extraordinary cheapness as compared with anything of the kind at present in the market, and the facilities it affords for manipulation. Its dimensions for Abbott's Standard frames* are,—height in front 48 inches, at back 42 inches, length 64 inches, depth from front to back 22 inches. It stands on four stout spreading legs, which give great firmness; it has three double-cased floor- * The principle of construction can be carried out to suit frames of any size, but where they are smaller than the 'Standard,' the hive will be elongated to give a compensating balance of space. boards, easily reversible ; it may be used as a twin, or triple hive; it has abundant super space, which is fitted with a shelf to hold all. necessary apparatus; has a hinged roof to lift up, and a hinged back to fall outwards and give easy access to all its parts. It will be furnished with thirty frames, four close-fitting wooden dummies, to enable the purchaser to establish three colonies within it, if so inclined, and is provided with qudts to cover all. The ' Apiary' is equal in all its parts and con- veniences to three hives of any ordinarily so- called best type, and is more than equivalent to two of Abbott's Combinations. ABBOTT'S PETTIGREW-STEWARTON HIVE. This hive is constructed to unite
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