MOVABLE-FRAME HIVES. 



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«old North- West winds of Winter. If tlie bees are to be 

 wintered indoors, the double back may be dispensed with. A 

 more simple form of body, setting flat on the bottom, as in 

 fig. 74, can also be made. 



Fig, 78. 



SHOWING HOW THE SPACING WIRE IS FIXED. 



Objections are raised to this double back, by Apiarists who 

 move their bees often. In such cases the hive must be as 

 light as possible. But we aim to leave our hives on the spot 

 where the bees are located and weight is not an objection 

 for us. 



