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now to be found in almost all apiaries where bee-keep- 
ing is carried on in a pleasant, perfect ana profitable 
manner. 
THE CHAMPION BEE-HIVES. 
Centuries ago, bee-keeping was conducted to a large extent, yet 
with less success than at the present time. Since the intioduction 
of the movable-comb system and many othor improvements in 
bee-hives and bee-management, old systems are dispensed with, 
and the attractive pursuit of the culture of the honey bee has 
been rendered pleasant, safe and prolitaole. Many hives now in 
use, are not in harmony with the nature of the bee ; the size, 
shape, and so-called advantages, are frequently in opposition to the 
safest and most profitable manner of management, especially when 
we consider the difficulties in removing the comb frames, the 
liabilities of crushing the queen and other boos, and of injuring 
the combs. 
In the Champion Hives each comb is securely built within a 
frame or sash, and is so arranged that it may be seized from the 
outside and removed, each one by itself, or all of them together, 
or any number of them, from any part of the hive, without any 
cutting or breaking of comb. The liability to crush bees, kill the 
queen or injure comb whilst removing it, so general in othor hives, 
is entirely overcome in this hive. The frames are so arranged 
with a comb-guide, which not only insures uniform, straight comb, 
but also causes the bees to commence and continue the building 
of worker com it, and are kept at proper distance from each other 
and from the wall of the hive, by projecting nails and edged 
cleats; and the hive opens from the side and top. so that the 
comb can be moved apart before lifting them out of the hive, and 
this, without DIMINISHING the space between any of the combs. 
By thus easily removing any comb, honey may bo taken, combs 
and brood to strengthen a weak colony, or to furnish a queonlcss 
swarm with the means to raise another queen, or the whole colo- 
ny may be divided, making two from ono in less than five miuuteq 
lime. 
By the use of a side-opening hive, wo not only obtain the 
greatest facilities for the easy removal of combs, but wo are also 
enabled to use a frame of sufficient depth for successful out-door 
