156 HIVES. 



the section honey boxes e e. Both the lid and shutter 

 are attached by hinges, and when closed are held in 

 place by fastenings j. 



Plate xxvi, fig. 44, chamber floor thirteen and 

 one-eighth inches by thirteen and one-eighth inches. 

 llll are holes for the passage of the bees ; m are 

 comb guides, the under side of the floor being up- 

 wards. 



Fig. 45, honey box, (shown bottom upwards) 

 made of three-eighths inch lumber, twelve and seven- 

 eighths inches long by six and one-fourth inches 

 square ; either the sides or ends may be made of 

 glass, as suits the convenience of the bee-keeper. 



STORIFYING HIVE. 



Plate xxvn, fig. 46, Storifying hive. The frames 

 and their adjustments are the same as the California 

 hive. It is made open at the bottom, the same as 

 an ordinary chamber or box hive, and without cham- 

 ber for surplus honey boxes. 



In this shape it is designed to be used as a hive 

 on which to set any open bottom hive which is full 

 and in need of additional room. When this is done 

 at a time when pasturage is abundant, the bees pro- 

 ceed to fill it with combs. As soon as full, the top 

 one may be removed for its honey, which may be 

 strained from the combs, and the refuse given to the 

 bees. 



Two or more of these hives may be used, as shown 



