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WOODBURY FRAME HIVE. 



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surface, leaving a space of three-eighths of an inch 

 between the upper side of the bars and the crown-board. 

 This allows a free pas- 

 sage on the top for the 

 bees, entirely obviating the 

 necessity of making exca- 

 vations in the crown- 

 board, as has hitherto 

 been recommended. The 

 frames are nearly an inch 

 wide, and rest in notches, with spaces of half an inch 

 bet\veen them ; they extend to within three-eighths of an 

 inch of the floor-board, so as to hang without touching 

 any part, leaving about the same distance from the sides. 

 It will be seen that there is thus a free passage for the 

 bees on every side, so that they are kept from coming 

 in contact with the sides of the hive. Oiir illustration 

 shows the hive open, and exposes to view the top of the 

 ten bars and frames, as they range front and back. 

 A window is also shown ; this is placed in the figure 

 over the entrance, but the proper position would be just 

 opposite. The drawing is made so as to show back and 

 front at once. 



As before mentioned, the stock hive has ten frames 

 — each thirteen inches long by 

 seven and a quarter high (inside 

 measurement), with a five-eighths 

 of an inch projecting piece at 



