1920 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



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THE LARGE HIVE 



was championed and used extensively by Cliarles Dadant as early as 

 1868, and he had recognized its advantages even earlier than that. 



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Not satisfied with 

 either the ten-frame 

 of Langstroth or the 

 eight-frame hive of the 

 size advocated by 

 Quinby, he experi- 

 mented with diflferent 

 sizes and styles before 

 adopting a hive of ten 

 frames, Quinby size. 



Some of the hives 

 used in his experi- 

 ments in large num- 

 bers were : 



8 to 14 frame Lang- 

 stroth, 



8 to 16 frame Quin- 



by. 



10 to 20 frame De- 

 beauvois with frames 

 12x12. 



Coffin shaped hive 

 with a circular frame. 



Hives with frames 

 18x18 inches. 



CHARLES DADANT 



His ideal hive em- 

 bodied the following 

 points : 



1. A deep frame 

 to conform to the egg- 

 laying circle of the 

 queen. 



2. A large, com- 

 pact brood chamber 

 in one story capable 

 of accommodating the 

 most prolific queen. 



3. Ample venti- 

 lation by means of V/z 

 inch spacing of frames. 



4. Excellent for 

 wintering on account 

 of the V/z inch spac- 

 ing and large amount 

 of honey over the clus- 

 ter in the deep frame. 



5. Swarm control 

 through the wide spac- 

 ing and large brood 

 chamber. 



6. Shallow 6'/4 

 inch super frames for 

 storage. 



The Original Dadant Hive he advocated and used did not adapt itself to the great amount of 



Langstroth equipment already in use. Moreover, it was very expensive. To 



remedy these two drawbacks, we have evolved and now offer 



THE MODIFIED DADANT HIVE 



1. Eleven Frames, Langstroth Length, Quinby 

 Depth. 



2. I '/i inch spacing of frames for swarm control. 



3. 6'^ Extracting frames. 



4. Dovetailed body, regular reversible cypress 

 bottom and metal roof cover with inner cover. 



5. Langstroth equipment easily used in con- 

 nection. 



Our more than fifty years experience with bees in large hives convinces us 

 that this is the hive for extracted honey. 



If you want strong colonies, large honey crops, little swarming and good wintering, we believe 



this is the hive for you. 



WRITE TODAY FOR DESCRIPTIVE BOOKLET AND PRICES 



DADANT & SONS, Hamilton, Illinois 



