ISO 
HIVES. 
tion of a hive which should admit of only one comb, 
and that indefatigable apiarian soon succeeded in con- 
structing one, the sides of which, composed of glass, 
were separated by so small an interval, that only a 
single comb could be erected between them. In this 
he found no difficulty in establishing a swarm ; the bees 
pursued their labours with the same assiduity and re- 
gularity as in other hives, and, every cell being ex- 
posed to view, none of their proceedings could be con- 
cealed. Huber has not given any directions as to the 
dimensions or the mode of constructing this hive, but 
they have been supplied by Peburier, though he does 
not name the inventor. “ It consists of a frame 
from 1 5 foot to 2 feet in height, and from I foot to 
3 5 foot in breadth. The uprights and cross-bar at 
the top, are about 2 inches thick, and 1-^ inch broad. 
This breadth being sufficient to admit of the bees 
constructing a comb, forms almost the whole interior 
of the hive. To this frame is applied on each side 
another frame of the same dimensions, except that 
it need not be above \ inch in thickness. In each 
of these outer frames is placed a pane or panes of 
glass, in such a manner, that the distance between, 
constituting the width of the hive from back to 
front, shall be 20 lines, that is 12 for the thickness 
of the comb, and 4 on each side for the passage of 
the bees. These dimensions must be correctly ob- 
served ; at least, the width had better be diminished 
than augmented, otherwise the bees will work against 
the glass. The frames are attached to one another 
by lunges on the one side, and hooks on the other. 
