Movable Comb Hives. 



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has advocates among our most intelligent, successful, and exten- 

 sive apiarists. Each, too, has been superseded by the other, to 

 the satisfaction of the person making the change. The kind most 

 used consists of a box, in which hang the frames which hold the 

 combs. The adjacent frames are so far separated that the combs, 

 which just fill them, shall be the proper distance apart. In the 

 other kind, the frames are wider than the comb, and when in 

 position are close together, and of themselves form two sides of 

 a box. When in use, these frames are surrounded by a second 

 box, without a bottom, which, with them, rests on a bottom 

 board. Each of these kinds is represented by various forms, sizes, 

 etc., where the details are varied to suit the apiarist's notion. 

 Yet, I believe that all hives in present use, worthy of recommen- 

 dation, fall within one or the other of the above named types. 



EARLY FBAME HIVES. 



In 1843, Mr. Agustus Munn, of England, invented a mov- 

 able comb hive (Fig. 34) , which I need hardly say was not the 



Pig. 34. 



The Munn Hive. 



