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PRACTICAL QUEEN REARING 



as those used in the apiary, the top, bottom and body must be 

 made especially. Nuclei of this type as used by W. D. Achord, 

 of Alabama, are shown at Figure 9. Instead of the usual hi\'e 

 record, short pieces of different colors are placed at the front 

 end of the cover. The position of these pieces, which can be 

 m(A'ed to any position at will, indicate the conditions within 

 the hi\-e. 



Divided Standard Hives. 



Fig. 10. Langstroth hive body 

 adapted for four-compartment mating 

 hive, used by J. M. Davis of Tennessee. 



By far the greater 

 number of queen breeders 

 use the standard Langs- 

 troth hive, divided into 

 two or more parts. J. M. 

 Davis, of Tennessee, di- 

 vides the ordinary hive 

 into four parts. This 

 makes use of standard 

 hive bodies, tops and bot- 

 toms, but requires a spe- 

 cial frame as shown in 

 Figure 10. The two di- 

 vision boards that are run- 

 ning lengthwise are easily 

 removed, thus leaving the 

 hive in only two parts. 

 In this way it is possible 

 to unite two of the clus- 

 ters at the close of the 

 season, and leave them 

 strong enough for winter- 

 ing in that mild climate. 

 There is an entrance at 

 each of the four corners, 

 each facing in a different 

 direction. The four com- 

 partments are lettered A, 



