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Body of a Hive. 



a form that even the details remain unchanged by many of 

 our first bee-keepers, should ever bear his name. Thus, 

 though I prefer and use the size of frame first used, I believe, 

 by Mr. Gallup, still I use the Langstroth hive. 



CHARACTER OF THE HIVE. 



The main feature of the hive should be simplicity, which 

 would exclude doors, drawers, and traps of all kinds. The 

 body should be made of good pine or white-wood lumber, one 

 inch thick, thoroughly seasoned, and planed on both sides. 

 It should be simply a plain box (Fig. 41, c), without top or 

 bottom, and of a size and form to suit the apiarist. 



To prevent warping, the heart surface of the board should 

 be on the outside. In case a single board forms the top of the 

 hive, this suggestion is even more valuable. 



Fig. 36. 



At present our leading apiarists prefer a large hive. The 

 hive preferred by Mr. Heddon — an eight-frame Langstroth, 

 (Fig. 36) — contains about 2,000 cubic inches. While the 



Fig. 37. 



