THE DIVISIONAL SYSTEM. 143 
more room. By taking out the wedge and back 
board, a large space is left for drawing back the 
first frames, thus giving the operator free access to 
any part of the hive. Having wide ends, the frames 
will stand on any flat surface without other support. 
With ordinary care no bees need be crushed between 
the wide ends; if any be in the way, gentle pressure 
will cause them to run into the hive. 
“By using the nadir, the frames are always ac- 
cessible, thus per- 
mitting the exami- 
nation of the hive 
while working the 
honey sections, 
without disturbing 
them in the least; ¢ 
neither is there 
loss of heat, as in 
supering. The 
floor-board is di- 
visible, and can be 
parted at the 
middle to allow 
the bees to work 
down into the nadir. The bees may be induced to 
take possession of the nadir by taking from the 
hive several frames of comb, when, being suddenly 
overcrowded, they will more readily make a start 
below; and when storing has commenced, the same 
or other stock combs may be returned to them. 
There is no crown-board to the hive, it being adapted 
for the quilt [or of course for the phrail, page 98]. 
