§ xii.] PHILADELPHIA FRAME HIVE. 



T43 



divisional and sectional supers, for all of which see the 

 article on " Supers " (Chap. IV. § vi.). To admit of 



their addition the crown-board must be removed, and a 

 zinc adapter with queen-preventing openings substituted. 



§ XII. THE PHILADELPHIA FRAME HIVE. 



Our frame hives hitherto described have facilities for 

 extracting the movable combs at the roof of the hive ; 

 with the present one the frames are drawn out at the 

 sides as well as above. This is manifestly a great con- 

 venience, as it obviates the necessity of removing the 

 supers when an examination of the combs is required to 

 be made in the midst of the working season. The hive, 

 cover, and stand are all in one, and the side-flap falls 

 down, as it does in the cover shown on page 175, and the 

 loose glazed side, by removal, serves as a dummy, allow- 



