190 The Shuck Invertible Hive. 
I shall only describe the hive in brief, advising all who 
wish to investigate this new comer, to procure Mr. Hed- 
don’s new work, “Success in Bee-Culture,” as this will be 
an excellent investment aside from the matter of the hive. 
This hive (Fig. 66) has close-fitting frames fastened in 
a case by use of wooden thumb screws. The end bars of 
the frames are wide like the Huber hives, and rest on tin 
supports. The top and bottom bars of the hives are only 
as wide as the natural comb. The frames are only five and 
three-eighths (53) inches deep, and this with the wide 
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Heddon Bottom Board, 
spaces between them makes it possible to do much without 
removing the frames. There is a three-eighths inch space 
above the frames, and a honey board as in the Heddon- 
Langstroth hive. 
Thus one or two shallow hives can be used, and to con- 
tract the brood chamber at any time we have only to 
remove one of them. Figure 66 shows the hive which 
with two brood chambers gives about the capacity of a 
ten-framed Langstroth hive. As all frames are securely 
held by the screws, any brood chamber can be reversed, 
or any two can change places at the pleasure of the bee- 
keeper. As the combs will all be firmly attached on all 
sides to the frames, there is no space for hiding and the 
queen can generally be found without removing the 
frames. 
