43G 



HONEY PRODUCTION, 



invention of a number of reversible hives or frames. The re- 

 versing method caused quite a craze about 18S8, but it was a 

 *^fad" svhich soon wore itself out. 



Fig. 191. 



HEDDON'S REVERSIBLE HIVE. 



(From Cheshire.) 

 St, stand: bb, body; hb, honey board; sr, section racks; c, cover: 

 hh, hand holds ; lb, entrance blocks ; e, entrance ; I, cleat to give bee 

 space ; .s, screws to hold frames. 



728. Reversing during the harvest does not cause the 

 bees to gather any more honey; nay, they harvest even a little 



