. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 2. wood-blocks to keep spacing accurate) and two bottom bars which fit into the trough or bod}' of the hive. The sheet of foundation is fastened to the ' under side of both top bars, and as the top bars are covered with the quilt the bees winter in this closed chamber most admirably. The ends of the top bars rest or run upon the sides of the trough or body hive. The section of hive (fig. 1) will explain itself more clearly than a page of description. With these bars the extractor can be easily used, and the raising of sections in the


. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. Fig. 2. wood-blocks to keep spacing accurate) and two bottom bars which fit into the trough or bod}' of the hive. The sheet of foundation is fastened to the ' under side of both top bars, and as the top bars are covered with the quilt the bees winter in this closed chamber most admirably. The ends of the top bars rest or run upon the sides of the trough or body hive. The section of hive (fig. 1) will explain itself more clearly than a page of description. With these bars the extractor can be easily used, and the raising of sections in the body hive is extremely simple. I. Fig. 3. claim that on top of this form of hive a larger number of sections can be placed than on any other, and that the bees will enter them more 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 London


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