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and in numerous instances the "movable frames," as constructed in other 

 hives, have been rendered entirely useless, as far as removing the combs 

 is concerned, on account of the bees building their combs across them, 

 fastening them all together. It will be observed, that while the bees 

 are altogether in this "dividinff-hive," the same as in any square box- 

 hive, and occupy the central part with their brood-combs, as is their 

 custom, either part can be removed at will to obtain a portion of the 

 honey or the old brood combs ; or, the colony'may be divided, at the 

 proper season, and stocks multiplied without the trouble and risk attend- 

 ing swarming, whenever there is a suflBcient quantity of bees to justify it. 



Fio. 2. 



Fio. 8. 



Fig. 4. 



Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the frames (a) taken out. Inside of 

 this are four smaller frames (ebee), each one of which is about six 

 inches square. The frame a is now dispensed with, and a more 

 simple and cheap manner is employed of connecting the " sectional 

 frames " by means of small wire hooks, thereby saving the space occu- 

 pied by the large frame, and the expense of making it. 



Fig. 3 is one of the sectional frames taken out. 



Fig. 4 shows several of the smaller frames eeb, arranged in a 

 box to be placed on the top of the hive when desired. In operating 

 with the bees, the frames can be removed, replaced, or shifted, as cir- 

 cumstances may require. 



We think every practical bee-keeper will see at once the advantage 

 secured by the use of these small frames, over the large movable frame 

 as constructed by others, for the honey taken from the hive, in the large 

 frames, is in combs some twelve inches square, very inconvenient to 

 handle or take to market, while in the small frames, the honey is in the 

 most beautiful and convenient form possible, to use in the family, or 

 retail in market; being in separate pieces about five inches square, 

 weighing from one to one and a half pounds per frame, in which condi- 

 tion it may be kept until required for use; and one comb used at a time, 

 without moving others. He also manufactures a plain low-priced non- 

 moving hive, the case constructed the same as shown in the engraving, 

 only longer and higher, to afford ample space for all the bees to labor 

 and store honey in one apartment. The interior of this hive is com- 

 posed entirely of " sectional frames," placed side by side and one above 

 the other, three or four tiers high^ to the number of one hundred or 

 more of the small frames, with no partitions or divisions between them, 

 where the bees all labor in a mass, storing the honey in the frames ; 

 when at the close of the honey season it may be removed in the frames 



