174 PRODUCTION OF EXTRACTED HONEY 
required to uncap a small frame as a large one, and extra time 
will be required in the manipulations, wiiiely3 is decidedly to their 
disadvantage. 
Not ae should everything about the apiary be planned to 
avoid the loss of time, but the accumulation of unnecessary equip- 
ment should also be avoided. If extracting frames and brood 
frames are of the same size, extra frames may be used for either 
purpose for which they are needed, instead of having to supply 
more when one or the other runs low. It might easily happen 
Fig. 86.—Langstroth hive for extracted honey. 
Fia, 87.—Langstroth hive dissected. 
when there are two sizes that there will be a surplus of one at 
hand and a lack of the other. 
Kind of Frame to Adopt.—As to the kind of frame which 
best serves the purpose, there is a decided disagreement. While 
the author personally prefers the Hoffman self-spacing frame, 
most of the large producers seem to be decidedly of the opinion 
that a loose-hanging frame is better. 
The Iloffman frames (Fig. 95) require little attention to see 
that they are properly spaced when placed in the hive. On 
the other hand the loose-hanging frames must always be spaced 
after sctting in place, or the combs will be unequal in thickness. 
There are several devices for spacing the frames. Staples are 
used in some cases. The metal spacers are very popular also. 
