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Langstroth Hive, Single Story. 



Langstroth Hive, Two Stories. 



Langstroth Hive, with Two Half-stories for raising Section-honey. 



In 1851 the Rev. L. L. Langstroth perfected the hive which now 

 bears his name, and gave it to the i^'orld. It is astonishing when we 

 realise how perfect it must have been when it left his hands, for, notwith- 

 standing the many attempts made since to improve upon it, the Langstroth 

 hive remains to-day not only the same, but the foremost in use and popu- 

 larity among the most experienced apiarists in the world. We rarely hear 

 at the present time of such hives as the Quinby, Adair, American, and 



