M0\'ADLE-PRA1IE HIVES. 



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given to the Dzierzon-hive, that nothing more remains to be 

 desired." (???) 



Hr. Cheshire (Bees and Bee-keeping, 2d vol. page 46) was 

 mistaken in attributmg to Dzierzon the invention of the 

 frame-hive, for Dzierzon has not even invented, but only per- 

 fected the movable-comb hive (382-383), having always, to 

 this day, been opposed to frames. So the German hive is 

 known as the Berlepsch hive. 



290. For years, both of these inventions shared equally 

 the attention of bee-keepers iii Europe. Berlepsch's hive is 



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FJg. 61. 



SHOWING SOME OF THE EAKLY IMPROVEMENTS OF THE LANGSTHOTH 

 HIVE^ STILL IN USE IN SOME SECTIONS. 



used principally in Germany, Italy, and part of Switzerland; 

 Langstroth's in England, Trance, and the French-speaking 

 part of Switzerland; but it is to be noted that hives made on 

 the principle of the Langstroth invention, are steadily gaining 

 ground wherever both styles are used. 



391. And this is not to be wondered at. The Berlepsch 

 hive opens from the rear, like a cupboard. Two stories are 

 used for the brood, and the third for surplus honey. This is 

 sometimes separated from the main apartment by perforated 



