

37th Year. 



CHICAGO, ILL., MARCH 11, 1897. 



No. 10. 



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The Dauzenbaker Hive. 



The Danzenbaker hive is one that has been attractinj? 

 some attention of late. It consists of a brood-chamber and a 

 super with reversible bottom, and a sable cover. The brood- 

 frames are of the well-known closed-end type, and reversible, 

 being suspended from a pivot passing through the center of 

 the end-bar. The hive rabbet, or support, instead of being 

 near the top edge, is half way down. The dimensions of the 

 frame itself are ll-iy.X'T., and 10 of them go in the hive. This 

 makes the hive-body of the same length and width as the reg- 

 ular 10-frame Langstroth hive ; but in depth it is \% inches 

 shorter. 



The super is made to hold 8 section-holders, each holding 

 four 4x3 sections. These sections are open-cornered ; and the 

 claim is made for them that the bees fill them out better ; that 



/. / — .1 Loitgiludiiut!, Vertical, Seetimial View. 



Fi'j. 2 — Sectionul Tup Vie\i: of Vtf ^iq»_r. 



more of them go on a given hive surface, that they bring two 

 cents a pound more on the market; that they look better, and 

 are less liable to break in shipment. 



The separators are made up of slats, and cleated. While 



perhaps they are a little more expensive, they are said to be 

 more durable and satisfactory than the plain separators. 



Mr. Danzenbaker believes most thoroughly in having the 

 surplus-compartment made warm and tight. The section- 

 holders have an air-space around the ends, and the sections 



Fiy. 3— Interior Sectional Vieia of the Sii/x-r. 



FijJ. 4 — Sectional Elevation uf the Danzenbaker Section. 



Fig. o— Follower with Projecting End-Support. 



Figs. 6. 7, S—Vieies of the Banzeiilxiker Hive-Cover. 



themselves are covered with parafline paper, closely matted 

 down with ordinary newspaper under the cover. In the same 

 way there is a dead-air space around the brood-frames, said 

 space being closed up by meacs of cleats at the top of the 



