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(the bees frequently being unable to remove all of it) 

 furnishing the moth a safe deposit for her eggs, and 

 food for her progeny. 



To remedy this defect I made an inclined bottom 

 board, not that the thing was new but an improvement. 

 Instead of making the main incline movable, as was 

 then the practice when used, I made it stationary, 

 and added an inclined front slide, held in place by 

 means of wedges, so that it could be taken out, for 

 the purpose of examining the combs and removing 

 the filth, and returned to its place with facility. 



This style of bottom enables the bees themselves 

 to keep their hives better freed from worms than 

 could well be done by such occasional cleanings as 

 are given to flat-bottomed hives by most bee-keepers. 



After having used this improved inclined bottom 

 for twelve years, I find that it gives, as it always has 

 done, perfect satisfaction. No bee-keeper who has 

 regard to his own convenience or pecuniary interest, 

 can afford to do without it, notwithstanding it costs 

 more at first than the old arrangement. 



Another want which I felt, was a hive so arranged 

 that the bees together with their combs and contents 

 could be transferred with safety from one hive to 

 another, either for the purpose of renovation or the 

 formation of artificial colonies. In other words, I 

 wanted control of the comb. 



To supply these wants I constructed a hive with a 

 movable glass frame in the rear, and a door to cover 

 it and the surplus honey boxes above. 



