and its Economic Management. 163, 
it gave a more compact brood nest and less room for stores. 
below. 
The same idea has since been brought forward in 
America, with the claim that it prevented the issue of 
swarms, as the bees would not, it was supposed, store in 
such shallow cells as this arrangement enforced, and on 
the other hand would be prevented from breeding in the 
thicker store combs (sections) above. [In neither case,. 
however, is this quite correct, as I have many times found 
that not only do bees store and cap combs which are 
even thinner than required for brood, but also that the 
thickness of the combs in sections above is not the least. 
hindrance to the bees breeding there, as they simply 
reduce the length of the cells to suit their purpose should 
the queen be crowded by mismanagement below. 
The Economic (Fig. 20) has a floor composed of one 
piece of board 173 inches by 11 inches, and another 
4 inches wide of the same length. The two are halved 
together, and a }-inch rabbet cut out round the upper edge 
to keep wet from settling under. Another 53-inch board, 
bevelled on the edge, forms the flight board, and is. 
detachable, being secured by simple hooks, or hinged, if 
desired ; the object being to ensure that there is no 
projection in the way when packing and travelling. 
The front and back boards are each 163 inches long by 
'88 inches deep. Both of these are bevelled along the 
upper edge, to give a thin ledge for the frames to rest 
upon. The two side walls are each 174+ inches long by 
9 inches wide, and overlap the back and front walls so far 
that exactly 144 inches are allowed between the two, 
being }-inch to spare beyond the length of the 14-inch. 
standard frame at each end. A plinth, 163 inches by 
24 inches, is inserted at the top and bottom between the 
two g-inch sides, filling in the space left at the ends of the: 
