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store are increased." When the centre box is filled, 

 access to the super and one side-box may be given 

 by opening the slides. The glass is likely to be 

 filled first, if kept warm by suitable coverings, and 

 can be removed when the honey is sealed in the 

 combs. If the season be very productive, one or 

 both of the side-boxes may also be taken before the 

 end of the summer, if sufficient stores are left in the 



Fig. 47.— Modern Hives. Nutt's Collateral Hive in the foreground. 



central stock-portion, or if any deficiency be made 

 up by judicious feeding. 



The next and most important modification to 

 which we come is the introduction of movable frames 

 into hives, admitting of separate removal, either for ex- 

 amination as to conditions, or for the taking of honey. 

 Bevan — whose admirable work on The Honey Bee, 

 published nearly half a century ago, is the foundation 

 of modern systems of apiculture in this country — 



