FRAME HIVES. 1038 
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“Neighbours’ New Frame Hive,’ which differs in no 
material respect from the Woodbury, except that 
the depth is increased from nine to eleven inches 
(inside), while 
instead of being 
fourteen and a 
half inches 
square, it mea- 
sures fifteen 
and a half from 
front to rear, 
and fourteen in 
width. The 
frames in the 
stock-hive are 
nine in num- 
ber, besides a dummy, and are each thirteen inches 
long and ten deep. As can be distinguished in the 
above figure, their upper bars are made with long 
projecting ends for giving greater convenience in 
extracting them; while they rest, as does the crown- 
board, upon the edges of strips of zinc, which 
prevent the bees from propolising them down to 
any troublesome degree, and also, by presenting 
a much narrower surface, greatly diminish the 
chance of crushing a bee in depositing them in or 
on the hive. In the crown-board are two side open- 
ings for giving admission to the super, besides a 
central hole for the purpose of feeding. The zine 
slides for closing these are seen projecting in front, 
but they will of course in use be placed behind, 
being, like the window, only exhibited in front to avoid 
