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Frames. 



mazoo, and many others, which, on the score of siniplicity 

 and convenience, has much to recommend it. Mr. Heddon 

 makes his crate serve this purpose, and has his hives well shaded. 

 In the above I have said nothing about porticos (Fig. 36). 

 If hives are shaded as they should be, these are useless, and I 

 believe that in no case will they pay. To be sure, they are 

 nice for spider-webs, and a shady place in which bees may 

 cluster ; but such are inconvenient places to study the wondrous 

 fabrics of the spider, even were he a friend of the bees, and 

 the most successful apiarist will not force his bees to hang in 

 idle clusters about the hive. Mr. George Grimm, however, 

 thinks much of the portico. He practices moving his bees 

 frequently, and in cool weather has to give no other ventilation 

 than that secured by nailing wire gauze over the portico. 



THE FRAMES. 



The form and size of frames, though not quite as various as 

 Fig. 43. 



Ambkican. 



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the persons who use them, are still very different (Fig. 43). 

 Some prefer large frames. I first used the Quinby frame, and 



