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THE ' W. B. C HIVE. 



How TO Make it, 



The long-continued favour with which the hive designated as 

 above has been regarded shows no signs of decrease though more 

 than a dozen years have passed since it was first brought to public 

 notice. Nearly every bee-appliance maker in the kingdom pro- 



The 'W. B. C Hive. 



nrinently illustrates the ' W. B. C. ' in his catalogue ; and although 

 some makers, naturally desirous of keeping up to date, have added 

 ' non-swarming ' and various other so-called improvements,? the 

 original more than holds its own as a hive for general use. A 

 striking proof of this fact occui-red at the ' Eoyal ' show of the 



