436 



HONEY PRODUCTION. 



invention of a number of reversible hives or frames. The re- 

 versing method caused quite a craze about 1888, but it was a 

 "fad" which soon wore itself out. 



st, stand ; 66 

 hh, hand holds 

 space ; s, screws to hold frames. 



Fig. 191. 



HEDDON'S EEVEKSIBLE HIVE. 



(From Cheshire.) 

 body : hb, honey hoard ; sr^ section racks ; Cj cover : 

 lb, entrance blocks ; e, entrance ; I, cleat to give bee 



ySS. Reversing during the harvest does not cause the 

 bees to gather any more honey; nay, they harvest even a little 



