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frame hive, the position is reversed, and the 

 bee master finds himself with the upper 

 hand and able to regulate the number of 

 drones and workers hatched, to raise queens, 

 regulate swarming, or examine quickly and 

 easily the interior of the hive for disease, 

 queenlessness, or scarcity of food. 



The hive which combines the greatest 

 number of good points, some of which are pos- 

 sessed by each, is undoubtedly what is known 

 as the W.B.C. (William Broughton Carr) 

 hive, named after the inventor, and anyone 

 starting bee-keeping would do well to have 

 all hives on this pattern. 



It is more expensive than some others on 

 the market, but the extra convenience in 

 working saves the money several times over, 

 in time and temper. 



It costs unpainted about i. In cases 

 where this price is too high, a very good 

 u Cottager " hive may be obtained for 1 2S. 6d. 

 from James Lee & Sons, 10 Silver Street, 

 Bloomsbury, W.C. 



