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THE APIARY; OR, 



WOODBURY UNICOMB HIVE. 



The " Woodbury Unicomb Hive " has many advantages over 

 hives of this kind as previously constructed. The engraving shows 

 the interior compartment divided into six ; these are six Woodbury 

 frames. The inner sash opens to admit of hanging up the frames 

 on the notches prepared for them. The width of the hive between 

 the glasses of the sashes is just sufficient to admit of one thickness 

 of comb with space on either side for the bees to pass and repass, 

 the same as in Neighbour's Unicomb. There is, however, a great 

 advantage in the use of this hive ; with it, any one possessing a 

 Woodbury box or straw bar and frame hive can readily commence 

 a Unicomb, and as readily put the combs and bees back into the 

 square hive again. The outside shutters on either side are composed 

 of Venetian blinds admitting daylight, but obscuring the rays of 

 the sun. We had the entrance made at one end, as represented 

 in our drawing; this alteration was made after the pattern of 

 the hive from which Mr. Woodbury allowed us to copy. His own 

 ■was intended to stand wholly out of doors, and had two central 

 entrances, one on either side at the bottom, the hive itself turning 

 on a pivot. 



When the hive was being examined on one side, the entrance 

 was closed by a piece of wood inserted in it, and when the other 

 side was brought round to be inspected, the piece of wood withdrawn 

 and placed in the opposite entrance. This was a most ingenious 

 contrivance ; but it did not answer our purpose for indoors. When 



