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the top-bar, which is usually placed diagonally, so that an 

 edge, not a face, is below ; though some are made with a face 

 below (Fig. 101, /"), to be used when comb is transferred. The 

 frames are held together by two wires, one at each end. Each 

 wire (Fig. 101, a) is a little longer than twice the width of the 

 hive when the maximum number of frames are used. The 

 ends of each wire are united and placed about nails (Fig. 101, 

 b,b) in the ends of the boards (Fig. 101 c,c) which form the sides 

 of the brood-chamber. A small stick (Fig. 101, a) spreads 



Fig. 101. 



Frames and Bottom-Board of the Bingham Hive, — Prom. A. I. Root Co. 



these wires, and brings the frames close together. A box 

 without bottom and with movable cover, is placed about the 

 frames. This is large and high enough to permit of chaff 

 packing in winter and spring. The bottom-board may be 

 made like the one already described. Mr. Bingham does not 

 bevel the bottom-board, but places lath under three sides of 

 the brood-chamber, the lath being nailed to the bottom-board. 

 He uses the lyangstroth blocks to contract the entrance (Fig. 

 101,^). 



The advantages of this hive are simplicity, great space 

 above for surplus frames or boxes, capability of being placed 

 one hive above another to any height desired, while the frames 

 may be reversed, end for end, or bottom for top, or the whole 

 brood-chamber turned upside down. Thus, by doubling, we 

 may have a depth of ten inches for winter. It will be seen at 

 once that this hive possesses all the advantages claimed for 

 the new Heddon and Shuck hives, except the frames are not 

 held so securely. Yet it is far more simple, which is greatly 

 in its favor. 



