IIOVABLE-FEAME HIVES. 



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■with the best of success. It is used extensively by many large 

 producers. 



341. As a result of the publication of this book in the 

 French and Russian languages, this hive has been adopted by 



Fig 73 



DADANT HIVE; OPEN. 



a, front of the hive : &, slanting board ; c, movable block ; d, cap ; e, 

 straw mat ; f, enamel cloth ; ri, frame with foundation. 



progressive bee-keepers in Europe, in Algeria, and even in 

 Asiatic countries, under the name of Dadant hive. 



342. The movable hottom-hoard (fig. 72) is adjusted or 

 encased in the body of the mam hive, en all sides but the 



