100 REQUISITES OP A GOOD BIVB. 



By means of a movable partition, my hive can, in a few 

 moments, be adapted to the wants of any colony however 

 small, and can, with equal facility, be enlarged from time to 

 time, or at once restored to its full dimensions. 



8. It should allow the combs to be removed without any 

 jarring. 



Bees manifest the utmost aversion to any sudden jar, as 

 such a motion loosens or detatches their combs. However 

 firmly fastened the frames may be in my hive, they can all 

 be loosened in a few moments, without injuring or exciting 

 the bees. 



9. It should allow every good piece of comb to be given 

 to the bees, instead of being melted into wax. 



10. The construction of the hive should induce the bees 

 to build their combs with great regularity. 



A hive which contains a large proportion of irregular 

 comb, can seldom be expected to prosper. Such comb is 

 often suitable only for storing honey, or raising drones. This 

 is one reason why so many colonies never flourish. 



11. It should furnish the means of procuring comb to 

 induce the bees more readily to take possession of the sur- 

 plus honey receptacles. 



12. It should allow the removal of drone combs from the 

 hive, to prevent the breeding of too many drones. 



13. It should enable the Apiarian, in case too many drones 

 have been raised, to trap and destroy them, early in the 

 season. 



This is effected, in my hives, by the simple adjustment of 

 the blocks which regulate the entrance. 



14. It should enable the Apiarian, when the combs become 

 too old, to remove them, and supply their place with new 

 ones. 



No hive can, in this respect, equal one from which, in a few 



