No. t.] 



BEPMvKKPING. 



401) 



Fig. 1. 



«;liu'ing bv the bot'S and to allow an iiitcicliangM of every 

 tixtiire. For o!ie \visirm<); to eeonomize in the ])ur('has(' of 

 hives, it is better to buy them untainted in the "Hat" and 

 put them together and ))aint them, latlicr than to attem})t to 

 build them, runnini:; the 

 risk of mistakes that are 

 almost (-(M'tain to be made. 

 The aee()mi)anvino; iilus- 

 trations sliow two of the 

 many servieeable and prae- 

 tical hives. Both are sim- 

 ilar, but vary somewhat in 

 shai)e and eonstruetion, as 

 will be seen by a studj'^ of 

 the illustrations. 



Fig. 1* shows the Cary 

 simplieity hive, with two 

 supers. As will be ob- 

 served, the parts are halved together in such a manner that 

 they overlap, making a rain and weather proof joint. These 



hives are inter- 

 changeable in every 

 part, and are espe- 

 ciall}' adapted to tier- 

 ing up. 



Fig. 2* represents 

 the dovetailed or 

 lock-corner hive, as 

 made by A. I. Root 

 Company, Medina, O. 

 It is a strong, con- 

 venient and service- 

 able hive, but, unlike 

 the Cary simplicity 

 hive, does tiot have the edg(\s rabbeted so that the parts 

 overlap when placed in ])osition. Each of these hives is 



Fig. 2. 



* These illustrations are from the catalogue of W. W. Cary & Son Lyoiis- 

 ville. Mass., manufacturers and dealers in bee supplies, and are used with their 

 permission. 



