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This cut represents the frames in the Champion hive. C shows 
the comb guide communicating: upward on each sido by means of 
the opening through the frame top. seen below A\ B shows a cen- 
tral bar, which is furnished to those who desire thcij. The en- 
graving, however, fails to show the curved notch in the centre of 
said bar, which invariably secures an opening through tho comb. 
D shows the upper or surplus honey frame with comb-guide on 
the top. 
BEE TRAP. 
The patents of the Champion hive embrace the right 
to use a bee-trap, a device attachable to any hive, being 
so arranged that all bees can pass through it easily, yet 
prevents their return. With it a swarm of bees can be 
collected in their hive in a short time, in case they are 
lo be sold in the middle of the day, when most of the 
bees are abroad ; or robber and wild bees entrapped 
and domesticated without the trouble of hunting the 
tree ; by reversing the trap, all bees can pass out, and 
