HIVES FOR BEE-KEEPERS. 
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The general arrangement of the hive needs no 
special explanation. The brood frames {bf^ Fig. 28) 
may be closed in behind by a tight-fitting dummy, 
and any number may be employed which the body 
is capable of accommodating, while but two only, in 
Fig. 28.— The Abbott Combination Hive (Scale, J^). 
ah. Alighting-board; si, Sliding Doors; “p. Porch; hs. Hive Side; he Hive Case; 
hj'. Broad-shouldered Frames ; sf. Section Frames. 
virtue of the position of the frames, give no difficulty 
at all with regard to the entrance. Nor would frames 
running from front to back, if the door were placed 
at the angle (see pages 54 and 58), which I hold 
to be the only philosophical position. 
