1919 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL 



403 



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The Evolution of the Large Hive 



C Previous to the time of L. L. Langstroth bees had been 

 kept only in boxes and sleeps. Langstroth saw the need of 

 more easily handled combs: He perfected the movable 

 frame hive, using the size frame now so commonly known. 



d. Moses Quinby, accepting the movable 



feature of Langstroth, was quick to see 



that a deeper frame would provide a 



more complete circle for the egg-laying 



queen, and would provide more honey 



l. l. Langstroth over the brood for wintering. Yet he 



confined his queens and bees to a hive with only eight of 



the Quinby frames. He still had a relatively small hive but 



with the proper depth. 



C, Charles Dadant accepted the views of 

 both Langstroth and Quinby, but ex- 

 perimented further with different size hives. The result 

 of his many and varied experiments led him to the conclusion 

 that a hive with ten Quinby frames produced strong colo- 

 nies and large honey crops with a minimum of swarming. 



C. The Original Dadant Hive did not adapt itself to the use 

 of 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 — 



Charles Dadant 



1 . Eleven frames, Langstroth length, Quinby depth 



2. 1 Vi inch spacing of frames for swarm control 



3. Six-inch extracting super 



4. Dovetailed body and regular reversible bottom 

 and metal roof cover with inner cover 



5. Langstroth equipment easily used in connection 



Our more than forty years experience with bees convince 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 



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