140 The Huber Type of Hives. 



ends of each wire are united and placed about nails (Fig. 52, 

 6; b) in the ends of the boards (Fig. 52, e, c) which form the 

 sides of the brood-chamber. A small stick (Fig. 52, ia) spreads 

 these wires, and brings the frames close together. A box 

 without bottom and with movable cover, is placed about the 

 frames. This is large and high enough to permit of chaff 

 packing in winter and spring. The bottom board may be 

 made like the one already described. Mr. Bingham does not 

 bevel the bottom-board, but places lath under three sides of 

 the brood-chamber, the lath being nailed to the bottom-board. 

 He uses the Langstroth blocks to contract the entrance (Fig. 

 52, g). 



The advantages of this hive are, simplicity, great space 

 above for surplus frames or boxes, capability of being placed 

 one hive above another to any height desired, while the frames 

 may be reversed, end for end, or bottom for top, or the whole 

 brood-chamber turned up-side down. Thus, by doubling, we 

 may have a depth of ten inches for winter. 



The objection which I have found in the use of such hives, 

 is danger of killing bees in rapid handling. They can be 

 manipulated with rapidity if we care not how many bees we 

 crush. It hurts me to kill a bee, and so I find the Langstroth 

 style more quickly manipulated. Mr. Snow> too. who was 

 the first to make the above style of hive, has discarded it in 

 favor of the Langstroth. His objection to the above, is the 

 -fact that the various combs are not sure to be so built as to be 

 interchangeable. Yet that such apiarists as those above nam- 

 ed prefer these Huber hives, after long use of the other style, 

 is certainly not r: : 'hont significance. 



THE NEW HEDDON HIVE. 



Mr. Heddon has just patented and offered to the pub- 

 lic a new hive which combines in principle the Lang- 

 stroth and the Huber. I have never tried this hive, and 

 so guided by the rule I have always adopted I do not 

 recommend it. Yet the experienced bee-keeper can 

 often judge correctly of what he has never tried, and I 

 will add that I fully believe this hive and the method he 

 gives of manipulation in his valuable book, are well 

 worth our attention. Mr. Heddon is so able, that he 

 rarely recommends what is not valuable. Several oth- 

 ers have, tried this hive and speak in the highest terms 



