40() now TO MAKE THE FAKM PAY. 



hnd to begin anew to build comb, and as some forty to sixty 

 pounds of honey was required for comb, the honey season was 

 nearly over before the bees could begin to store surplus honey. 

 There was no way to examine the comb ; all was in the dark 

 And at hap-hazard, and bee keeping was unprofitable. This is 

 all changed. The Eev. L. L, Langstroth has invented a hive, 

 the intelligent use of which renders success certain. Bee keep- 

 i tig is now a safe and profitable business. The main principle 

 in the Langstroth hive is the movable frame, as shown at Fig. 

 110. Suppose the top which is turned up in the figure to be 

 taken ofi^ and also the six honey boxes and the board under 

 them ; you have now the whole interior of the hive open to 

 you. The frames, J, are hung inside the hive from front to rear, 

 and instead of attaching their combs to the hive, they will build 

 tliem in these frames. As each one of these frames can be 

 removed and replaced at pleasure, all the operations of the bees 

 are under observation and control, which is the secret of success 

 in rearing bees. The second advantage of this hive is the 

 honey board, or the board between the top of the hive and the 

 honey boxes. {See Fig. 110.) This board has several holes, which 

 are kept covered until the lower hive is pretty well supplied 

 with comb, brood, and honey. They are then removed, and 

 the bees are allowed to fill these upper boxes with their surplus 

 honey. Any one of these boxes can at any time be removed 

 and an empty one put in its place. We advise every farmer in 

 this country to buy a Langstroth hive with the right to make 

 and use them, and bee keeping will become both a pleasure and 

 a profit. There are many other advantages in using the Lang- 

 stroth hive, which may be hinted at as we proceed. 



Sprin-g Management. March. Bees which have been re- 

 moved from their stands for the winter may, some calm, sunny 

 lay. this month be replaced for^^e summer. It should be 



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