MOVABLE-FRAME HIVES. 



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with the best of success. It is used extensively by many large 

 producers. 



341. As a result of the publication of this book in the 

 French and Russian languages, this hive has been adopted by 



Fig. 73. 



DADANT HIVE, OPEN, 



a, front of the hive ; b, slanting board ; c, movable block ; d, cap ; e, 

 straw mat ; fj enamel cloth ; g, frame with foundation. 



progressive bee-keepers in Europe, in Algeria, and even in 

 Asiatic countries, under the name of Dadant hive. 



342. The movable bottom-board (fig. 72) is adjusted or 

 encased in the body of the main hive, on all sides but the 



