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onies with too little honey for winter, and at the same 

 time other hives with an over supply, and would like to 

 be able to transfer some of this surplus to the light stock. 



He has wished for an increase by swarming, and his 

 bees have remained clustered outside the hive, refusing to 

 swarm, the whole summer. He would welcome any inven- 

 tion by which he could divide them safely and profitably. 



His bees would over-swarra, sending out many small 

 ones not worth hiving, and ruining the old stock. How 

 could he remedy this evil ? He has found some swarms 

 constructing entirely too much drone-comb, making the 

 hive unprofitable ever afterwards, from the multitude of 

 drones reared. How desirable sometimes to substitute 

 worker for drone comb, and make it a profitable stock. 



When the moth-worm has gained a lodgment in the 

 combs, could he have access to the interior, he could at- 

 tack them in their stronghold. 



There are times when it is desirable to know exactly 

 how much honey is on hand. If he could examine the 

 surface of each comb he could determine without diflSculty. 



In some seasons he has known colonies to so fill their 

 brood-combs with honey, as to allow too little space for 

 breeding, consequently the colony would be small, and all 

 the open cells would not furnish room enough for them to 

 pack themselves away for winter. He sees no remedy for 

 these evils in the common hive. 



MOVABLE COMB HIVB 



To the Rev. L. L. Langstroth, belongs the credit of in- 

 troducing to us the hive that will accomplish all these desi- 

 rable results. Several others hove given us hives on the 

 same principle, which efiect the same purpose. So 

 many really advantageous points are combined, without 

 interfering with any of the natural wants of the bee, that 

 those of us who appreciate the requisites of a bee hive, 



