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BEGINNER'S BEE BOOK 



The empty hivebody is like a box with 

 neither top nor bottom ( Fig. 6 ) . Inside this 

 hivebody the frames hang. The bees build a 

 comb in each frame. Fig. 5 shows the empty 



Fig. 6. — The hivebody is Hke an Fig. 7. — Hivebody with frames in 

 empty box. place. 



frame. The beginner is often confused by the 

 different kinds of frames offered in the cata- 

 logue. Ploffman frames are the same size as 

 the regular Langstroth frame, but they are so 

 constructed that they are more nearly self- 

 spacing. Fig. 7 shows a hivebody with frames 

 in place. In late fall when no more honey will 



