WOODBURY BAR AND FRAME HIVE. 85, 



the floor-board, so as to hang without touching- any part, 

 leaving about the same distance from the sides. It will 

 be seen that there is a free passage for the bees on 

 every side, and they are thus kept from coming in contact 

 with the sides of the hive. Our engraving shows the 

 hive open, and exposes to view the top of the ten bars 

 and frames, as they range from back to front. A 

 window is also shown ; this is placed in the engraving 

 over the entrance, but the proper position would be just 

 opposite. The drawing is made so as to show back and 

 front at once. The floor-board is one and a quarter inch 

 thick, having two " keys" on the under side to prevent 

 warping. 



WOODBURY STRAW BAR AND FRAME HIVE. 



Since the introduction of the wood hive by Mr. ^Wood- 

 bury, that gentlegian has recommended, in the Journal 

 of Horticulture, that the stock -hive be made of straw, of 



