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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 m 

 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 (5^) inches deep, and this with the wide 



Fig. 67. 



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 (>(> 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 nnd the 

 queen can generally be found without removing the 

 frames. 



