ARMSTRONG'S CENTENNIAL HIVE. 



This has heen improved and a new 

 sample is received at the Museum. It 

 is the Huber type of hive, and is illus- 

 trated on page J40. The following cut 

 shows how it may be contracted to 3 or 

 more frames. It is provided with a 



comb honey rack, containing 18 prize 

 boxes, with separators. The back and 

 sides come off in one piece to admit 

 of manipulation. 



F. A. SNELL'S ECLIPSE HIVE. 



This hive contains 10 American 

 frames, 12x12 inches, and can be used 

 for a one or two story hive as desired. 



The cut shows the manipulating side 

 which may be fastened with hooks (C) 

 and two tiers of boxed frames for comb 

 honey. It does not contemplate the use 

 of separators, that are now thought to 



be indispensable. Mr. Snell gives the 



following description of it : 



"The above cut gives a view of the Eclipse 

 Bee Hive, with movable side removed from 

 lower story, and the body of the second 

 story removed, giving a view of the boxes, 

 which are held in a neat case having a mov- 

 able glass side, which facilitates greatly the 

 removal of boxes when filled with honey, 

 and also affords an easy way of telling when 

 the boxes are filled, ready to be taken off." 



TRIANGULAR COMB BASKET. 



This is an arrangement to admit three 

 frames, instead of two or four, in an 

 extractor, and was gotten up by Messrs. 

 Wagner & Bourne, of Chicago. Mr. 



Cofflnberry has made arrangements to 

 use it in the Excelsior Extractor, and 

 now, it is furnished with a comb-basket 

 for either two or three frames at the 

 same price. It has no center rod run- 

 ning through it, and the sides of the 

 basket (A) are movable, and can be 

 taken out and replaced instantly. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



D. S. Given, Hoopeston, 111., has sent us 

 a bee feeder made out of an old oyster can. 

 Being easily made, and costing nothing, 

 they are certainly worth all they cost. 



W. O. Carpenter, Lawrence, Kan., has 

 sent us his Combination Bee Feeder. It is 

 adapted for hives having a honey board over 

 the combs with a 7 inch cap. The holes of 

 the feeder correspond with the center hole 

 of the honey board, and just admit the trade 

 size of the quinine bottle for liquid food, 

 and the box holds a sufficient quantity of 

 candy as dry food. 



