CHAPTER VI. 



HIVES, FRAMES, AND SECTION BOXES. 



HIVES. 



The movable-comb hive has now become so familiar 

 to every person taking ever so slight an interest in 

 modern bee-culture that there is no necessity to describe 

 the difference between it and a common box. Hives 

 may be made of any size or pattern that may suit the 

 fancy of the individual, but he will be wise to adopt the 

 one in general use in the country he is residing in. In 

 Australasia we fortunately have the " Langstroth " as 



Fig. l8. HOPKINS' LANGSTROTH HIVE. 



(Two-story Hive, for raising Extracted Honey.) 



practically the standard hive ; in fact, there is no other 

 kind in use in New Zealand. This is a very great 

 advantage, as the hives and frames are interchangeable 



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