HOVABLE-FKAME HIVES. 165 



Avith the best of success. It is used extellsi^•e:y by mauy large 

 producers. 



341. As a result of the publication of this book hi the 

 French and Russian languages, this hive has been adopted by 



Fig. 73. 



DADANT HIVE^ OPEX. 



n, front of the hive; h, slanting board; c, movable block; d, cap; r,, 

 straw mat ; f, enamel cloth ; g, frame with foundation. 



progressive bee-keepers in Europe, in Algeria, and even in 

 Asiatic countries, under the name of Dadant hive. 



342. The movable bottom-hoard (tig. 72) is adjusted or 

 euca.'^ed in the body of the main hive, en all sides but the 



