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over the whole Dominion. I had the honour of intro- 

 ducing this hive into Australasia in the season of 

 1877-78, and without altering the original dimensions 

 I modified it a little in the direction I thought most 

 suitable. The Langstroth hive is used now in all parts 

 of the world with the exception of Great Britain, where 

 they use a smaller one, the " British Standard," and 

 tTie Langstroth in its simplest form is the one I now 

 recommend. 



LANGSTROTH HIVE. 



The Langstroth hive complete consists of several 

 movable parts — ^the floor and alighting boards (which 

 may be attached if desired), the brood chamber or lower 



Fig. 19. — langstr6th hive with two 



HALF-STORIES. 



(For raising Comb-Honey in Sections.) 



hive, the super (one or more), the frames and cover. 

 The outside dimensions of the brood chamber are 

 20^in. by i6in. by loin. in height, including the 

 rabbet. The super used for raising extracted honc\- is 

 exactly the same size, but the half-story supers that can 

 be used either for raising extracted or comb honey, 



