d6 HiTES a:sv boxes. 



and advantages of movable frames, I will briefly give the 

 most important points. Each comb, instead of being 

 attached to the top and sides of the hive, is built in a 

 frame, so arranged that each can be handled separately. 



The hives are so made that all the combs can be in- 

 spected without difficulty. When the bees diminish in 

 numbers, the cause can be readily ascertained. 



The exact amount of sealed honey can be seen at a 

 glance, and weak colonies strengthened, by exchanging an 

 empty comb, for one full of brood and honey, from a 

 strong colony. The amount of worker-brood that they 

 shall raise may be increased, and the number of drones 

 lessened, by substituting worker for drone comb. Swarms 

 can be made at pleasure by dividing. The ravages of 

 the moth -worm can be detected and prevented. 



These are but a few of the considerations hereafter to 

 be presented, but should be sufficient to convince any but 

 the most stolid intellect, of the immeasurable superiority 

 of hives with movable frames, over the common box-hive. 

 Nevertheless, in urging enterprising bee-keepers to 

 adopt them, it must be clearly understood that something 

 is required beyond the mere substitution of a movable- 

 comb hive for the old box. 



INTELLIGENT MANIPULATION NECESSARY. 



Many bee-keepers have been sadly victimized in their 

 first efforts at such improvement, by the misrepresenta- 

 tions of unscrupulous hive-venders, whose only motive 

 was to obtain the fee for using their " patent " hives, and 

 then leave the perplexed apiarian to blunder into worse 

 dilemmas than before. Many are led to believe that the 

 mere use of the hive in question, will insure the success 

 which the skilled manager of movable frames is able to 

 attain, over the meagre results of the old system. 



A hive is procured, but before building a large number, 



