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between the first and second frames from the entrance, 
the queen would be prevented from leading off a swarm; 
making the hive, in his own words, ''the only one in 
the world in which swarming can be positively pre- 
ventedi' The difficulty of removing dead drones may 
be urged, but is not of grave importance, if care be 
taken to inclose little or no drone comb, and the con- 
finement be not long continued. Indeed, Mr. Jones 
Fig. 29.— Details of Abbott’s Combination Hive (Scale, ^). 
A, Top View of Frames — he, he. Hive Case ; tb. Top Bar ; bs, bs. Broad Shoulders. 
B, Side View of Interior— /w, hs. Hive Sides ; e. Comb, or Fouiulation ; other 
Letters as before. 
advocates a similar plan with the Jones-Heddon Hive, 
while Mr. Heddon less confidently suggests the same. 
It will be remembered that all hives previously con- 
sidered have had the ears of their frames wholly within 
them ; but Mr. Abbott carries his top bar through, and 
so secures, as did Mr. Pettit before him, the advantage 
of handling without bringing the fingers into contact 
