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there is less disturbance to the bees than if the combs 

 were fixed to the sides, as is the case with ordinary hives. 

 A strip of wood, about half an inch wide, rests on the 

 floor-board ; in this strip are ten notches, made to receive 

 the lower part of the frames, so as to retain them in their 

 places at equal distances from each other. A difficulty 

 is found, with a well-stocked hive, in dropping the frames 

 into the exact notches, so that it is not necessary to have 

 these rack works always in use ; but when any move- 

 ment of the hive is made, it is essential to have the 

 frames firmly fixed by the aid of this contrivance. It is 

 also advisable to have the frames perpendicularly sup- 

 ported until the combs are built, so, in order that the 

 frames should hang- true, the hive ought to be on the 

 level. A little inclination may be given to it from back 

 to front, causing the hive to fall slightly towards the 

 entrance, so as to allow the moisture inside the hive, 

 caused by the exhalations of the bees, to run off. 



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In the Journal of Horticulture, 

 Mr. Woodbury thus describes the 

 compound bar frame. Being his 

 own adaptation, we cannot do 

 better than use his own words : — "This is a contrivance 

 of my own, which I have found very advantageous in 

 enabling me to use frames in stock-hives, and bars in 



