MOVABLE-FRAME HIVES. 143 ° 
speaking part of Switzerland; but it is to be noted, that 
hives made on the principle of the Langstroth invention, 
are steadily gaining ground wherever both styles are used.* 
291. And this is not to be wondered at. The Berlepsch 
Fig. 55. 
BERLEPSCH HIVE WITH BACK CUSHION. 
(From the ‘‘Zilustrierte Bienenzeitung.’? 
hive opens from the rear, like a cupboard. Two stories 
are used for the brood, and the third for surplus honey. 
This is sometimes separated from the main apartment by 
perforated zinc (467), to exclude the queen, or by a board 
* At the Italian Bee-keepers’ Convention, held in Milan, in September 1885, 
several Apiarists exhibited hives of this style, and yet none could be found in 
Italy, sixteen years ago. The first Langstroth hive which appeared in Italy 
was introduced by us, in 1872. 
