GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



January, 1920 



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THE LARGE HIVE 



Was Championed and Used Extensively by Charles Dadant as Early as 

 1868, and He Had Recognized Its Advantao;es Even Earlier Than That 



Not satisfied 

 with either the 

 ten - frame of 

 Langstroth nor 

 the 8 - frame 

 hive of the size 

 advocated by 

 Quinby, he ex- 

 p e r im en ted 

 with different 

 sizes and styles 

 before adopting 

 a hive of ten 

 frames, Qnin- 

 by size. 



Some of the 

 hives used in 

 his experiments 

 in large num- 

 bers were: 



8 to 14 frame 

 Langstroth. 



8 to 16 frame 

 Quinby. 



10 to 20 frame 

 Debeauvois 

 with frames 

 12x12. 



Coffin - shap- 

 ed hive with a 

 circular frame. 



Hives with 

 frames 18 x 18 

 inches. 



His ideal 

 hive embodied 

 the following 

 points: 



1. A deep 

 frame to con-^ 



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 



■i THE MODIFIED DADANT HIVE ■: 



CHABLES DADANT 



form to the 

 egg-laying cir- 

 cle of the 

 queen. 



2. A large, 

 compact brood 

 chamber in one 

 story capable 

 of accommodat- 

 ing the most 

 prolific queen. 



3. A m p 1 e 

 ventilation by 

 means of 1^2 

 inch spacing of 

 frames. 



4. Excellent 

 for wintering 

 on account of 

 the 11^ inch 

 spacing and 

 large amount 

 of honey over 

 the cluster in 

 the deep frame. 



5. S w a r m 

 control through 

 the wide spac- 

 ing and large 

 brood chamber. 



6. Sha How 

 61/4 inch super 

 frames for 

 storage. 



Our more than 

 fifty years experi- 

 eiue with bees in 

 large hives con- 

 vinces us that 

 this is the hive for 

 exlructed honey. 



1. Eleven Frames, Langatroth Length, Quinby 

 Depth. 



2. 1J4 inch spacing of frames for swarm control. 



3. 6^ Extracting frames. 



\. Dovetailed body, regular reversible Cypress bot- 

 tom and metal roof cover with inner cover. 



5. Langstroth equipment easily used in connec- 

 tion. 



If you want stron? colonies, large honey crops, little swarming and good wintering, we be- 

 lieve this is the hive for you. Write today ior deficriptive bonklct and prices. 



DADANT & SON, HAMILTON, ILLINOIS 



