BEE MANUAL. 237 



Mr. Heddon, who appears to be a thoroughly careful and 

 observant apiarist, has had several thousand reversible frames 

 in use for the past two seasons, and states in his report to 

 Gleanings for July, 1885 : — 



"I h-ve to report not only practical success in their manipulation 

 (the second year of their use), not only as far as gluing, etc., is con- 

 cerned, but the generally conceived advantages of reversing are more 

 than realised. The comfort of frames solid full of comb, and that 

 comb nearly solid full of brood, is pleasing to the eye of the apiarist. 

 I find the three-fourths space between the lower half of the end of the 

 frame and the hive a great advantage. A few hives that were over- 

 looked, and became clogged with honey, crowding out the queen, had 

 to have the brood-combs extracted. Before replacing them with the 

 bees we reversed them, giving plenty of surplus room above, and this 

 reversing prevented any further clogging of the brood frames. I am 

 pleased beyond expectation, and never expect to use anything else but 

 reversible frames for either comb or extracted honey production." 



HEDDON'S REVERSIBLE- FRAME. 



Scores of devices have been suggested for making frames 

 reversible without altering the hives ; but Mr. Heddon's 

 (shown in the following engraving) appears to be as simple and 

 practicable as any, and the fact that he has found it to answer 

 bo well is a strong recommendation in its favour. 



Tig. 110— HEDDON'S REVERSIBLE FRAME. ' 



On reference to the figure it will be seen that the frama 

 consists of an ordinary top bar, to which are attached two 

 short end bars, with a rectangular frame pivoted between them ; 

 — it is very simple and easily made. For a Langstroth frame 

 the rectangular frame should be 17 inches long by 8f inches 

 deep, outside measure, and made out of three-eighth-inch 

 material, one of the longest sides having a groove to fasten 

 comb-foundation in when wires are not used. The short end 

 bars to which the frame is pivoted should be about 5 -J inches 



