64 A Modern Bee-Farm 



The next to be described is the 



UNION, OR UNIVERSAL HIVE. 



This is so arranged that it will take either the " Standard " 

 frame ; the shallow extracting frame as used by Mr. W. B. Carr, 

 and many other advanced bee-keepers ; and the large frame as 

 adopted by myself in connection with such shallow frame as the 

 extracting medium. 



The following illustrations will give a better idea of the hive 

 than pages of descriptive matter. 



Cross-section of Large Hive showing relative I The Hive as used by our- 

 positions of large and Standard frames. | selves without packing. 



A AB show how the new frame rests upon the same ledge as 

 the " Standard." S Relative position of stores as arranged in 

 large and small frames. Q Respective situation of clusters in 

 winter. E and M show that the large hive will take either the 

 plain i5j-inch top bar as at E ; or the 17-inch with metal ends as 

 at M. R Metal rests for extracting and comb supers to stand on 

 when placed on end, but which do not touch the bottoms of 

 frames. The illustration shows the lower chamber with wall, 1 1 

 inches deep ; but I prefer to use 9-inch boards, so that the same 

 may be used for doubling or tiering up. 



