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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



The hives known by this name all take the Langstroth frame, which 

 measures 17^^ by Q^g inches, outside measure. 



These hives are commonly furnished in two widths called the 

 eight-frame and the ten-frame. The former has had quite a vogue 

 but is now rapidly being discarded for the ten-frame size, and the 

 beginner should be sure to get the latter. The keeper of a few 

 colonies who contemplates increasing should by all means change to 

 the larger size. The type of cover shown in this illustration is one 

 of the best commercial ones. A flat cover is always used inside of it. 

 The "escape board" is sometimes used for this purpose, the escape 

 being removed and the hole covered with a piece of thin wood. 

 (Fig. 13.) 



Hives having double walls with the space between filled with 

 sawdust, etc., or merely a confined air space, have many advantages. 

 (Cut 3-B.) The bees are less affected by sudden changes in the 



Fia. 3-B. — Falcon -Mr Space Hive. 



weather; they work in the supers better and need very little labor to 

 prepare them for winter. These hives are excellent for the keeper 

 of a few colonies and for orchardists and others who for want of time 

 or knowledge neglect their bees more or less. They should be care- 

 fully nailed and well oiled between walls when making up and the 

 packing material should be something which will not readily absorb 

 or hold moisture. Ground cork in which grapes are packed and 

 obtainable from most any retailer of fruit is the best substance. 



