New Heddon Hive. 



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of its value. Among these is no less an authority than 

 W. Z. Hutchinson. At the beginning of this chapter I 

 caution all against patent hives. This is necessary as 

 so many frauds have been committed under this guise ; 

 but if Mr. Heddon has given us something as valuable 

 as it is unique and original, he well deserves a patent, 

 which should be thoroughly respected as should all 

 worthy inventive effort. 



I shall only describe the hive in brief, advising all who 

 wish to investigate this newcomer, to procure Mr. Hed- 

 don's new work, " Success in Bee Culture," as this will 

 be an excellent investment aside from the matter of the 

 hive. 



Fia. 53. 



The New Heddon Hive. 



This hive (Fig. 53) has close-fitting frames fastened 

 in a case by use of wooden thumb screws. The end 

 bars of the frames are wide like the Huber hives, and 

 rest on tin supports. The top and bottom bars of the 

 hives are only as wide as the natural comb. The frames 

 are only five and three-eighths (5f ) inches deep, and this 

 with the wide spaces between them makes it possible to 

 do much without removing the frames. There is a three- 

 sixteenths (-&) inch space above and below the frames, 



