continue on these lines. Non-fitting supers and frames mean extra 

 labour, and lead to endless trouble in the long-run. The hives 

 principally in use in the Dominion are the ten- and- twelve-frame 

 Langstroth, and experience of his district will enable the beekeeper 

 to decide as- to the best one to adopt. He should make careful 

 inquiries from beekeepers of long standing in the district as to the 

 best style of hive to use. 



The Bottom-hoard. 



The bottom-board is a decided improvement on anything pre- 

 viously offered. The chief advantage of this style of board (invented 

 by Danzenbaker) is as follows : It is reversible. During the busy 

 season, when the bees require plenty of room, the board is placed 

 with the wide entrance up ; this entrance, being 14 in. by J in., is 

 large enough for the strongest colonies. When the bees are prepared 

 for winter the board is reversed, and the entrance is then reduced 

 to 14 in. by f in. ; this can be stiU further reduced when necessary 

 by placing a block of wood of any desired length along the alighting- 

 board. In the. spring again the wide entrance is clear and sweet, 

 having had a current of air passing over it all the winter. The 

 bottom-board is 23J in. long. The cross-pieces are tongued and 

 grooved, and make a complete solid bottom, which well deserves its 

 world-wide reputation. 



The Stones. 



The dovetailed or lock-corner stories are so constructed that 

 each part fits tightly into the other parts, forming when finished 

 a perfectly water- and weather-tight job. There are no cleats or 

 rabbets to get knocked, off or broken, the stories sitting compactly 

 and squarely one on top of the other. The dovetails should be given 

 a thin coat of paint, and put together, while the paint is still wet. 



Frames. 



There are several frarUes in general use in the Dominion. These 

 are standardized to fit the Langstroth hive. Those in general use are 

 the Simplicity, the Hoffman self-spacing, and the staple-spaced frame. 

 The Hoffman self-spacing frame recommends itself when bees have to 

 be moved from one location to another. The Simplicity frame has to 

 be spaced by hand. This needs a great deal of extra labour when 

 handling the bees. When using, this frame care should be taken to 

 accurately space, them, or irregular combs will result. 



Fig. 2. — The Staple-spaced and the Hoffman Frame. 



Photo, F. A. Jacobsen.] 



The staple-spaced' frame is recommended for its simplicity and 

 efficiency. In districts where the bees gather much propolis the frames 

 may be handled rapidly and without breakages, for it is impossible for 

 the bees to propolize one frame to another. This feature alone in the 



