MOVABLE-FRAME HIVES. 



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speaking part of Switzerland ; but it is to be noted, that 



hives made on the principle of the Langstroth invention, 



are steadily gaining ground wherever both styles are used.* 



291. And this is not to be wondered at. The Berlepsch 



Fig. 55. 



BERLEPSCH HIVE WITH BACK CUSHION. 



(From the " Illustrierte BienemeiUng." 



hive opens from the rear, like a cupboard. Two stories 

 are used for the brood, and the third for surplus honey. 

 This is sometimes separated from the main apartment by 

 perforated zinc (467), to exclude the queen, or by a board 



•At the Italian Bee-keepers' Convention, held in Milan, in Septemher 1885, 

 several Apiarists exhibited hives of this style, and yet none conld he fonnd in 

 Italy, sixteen years ago. The first Langstroth hive -which appeared in Italy 

 was introduced by ns, in 1872. 



