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and has generally given as good satisfaction as most hives, and far 
better than some that I might name. But like a majority of the 
hives that are now in use, both patented and those that are not, it is 
defective in the amount of room it affords the colony, as it is an en- 
tire hive, and whether the colony is a strong or weak one, you have 
so much room, and can give them no more nor no less; hence I con- 
sider it far from being what is wanted, in order to secure the greatest 
profit from the culture of the bee. This is my candid opinion, and 
I think I shall be able to prove to every unprejudiced mind, that I am 
correct. It is also defective, like most others, as it affords no convenient 
means for feeding, or removing the old combs, both of which are very 
necessary requisites, that every hive should possess, for it often becomes 
necessary to feed bees to preserve their lives, and there are various 
reasons why bees will prosper better while occupying new combs 
than in old ones. ; 
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STORIFYING AND SUBTENDED HIVES. ” 
Subtended hives of various forms have been used to a considerable 
extent in different sections of our country, and many bee-keepers at 
first were highly pleased with them, but after using them awhile 
changed their opinion. 
The advantages claimed by the inventors of these hives are, that 
the surplus honey may be taken from them without destroying the 
bees, and also the old combs may be removed, and the bees permit- 
ted to construct new ones in their stead. 
Both of these objects are desirable, and various plans have been 
adopted to accomplish them. But the main objections to these hives, 
I believe, are, that they afford but a small amount of pure honey fit 
for market, and the boxes being so large, (containing generally from 
twenty-five to forty pounds,) are not ready to be removed until late 
in the season, on account of their containing young bees and brood. 
There is frequently, also, more or less bee-bread in these large sections, 
while the small boxes in the chambers of the hive scarcely ever con- 
tain a cell of either bee-bread or brood, and they may often be taken 
filled with pure honey as early as June, and will sell in market for 
one third more per lb. than that in the large boxes. The bees are 
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