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his frames shallow. He says, “ the deeper the frames, the more 
difficult it is to make them hang true upon the rabbets, and the 
greater the difficulty of handling them without crushing the 
bees or breaking the combs.” The manner of removing the 
frames from the American Hive, will be understood by the fol- 
lowing description. 
TUE AMERICAS BEE IIIVE. 
The culture of the honey-bee has 
engaged the attention of intelligent 
and enterprising men of all ages, yet, 
within a few years, by the introduc- 
tion of improved movable frames, old 
systems have been abandoned, and 
the pursuit of bee-keeping — always 
attractive — has been rendered a safe 
and profitable business. In shape 
and depth of comb, the American 
Side-Opening Hive closely resembles 
the common box hive. In the en- 
graving, the bottom-board, A, pro- 
jects in front of the hive, making a 
convenient alighting-board, and being inclined, is kept clean by 
the bees during the working season. By removing the entrance- 
block, C, a large opening is made for brushing out litter in 
winter or early spring, and for hiving new swarms. By the use 
of the small slide, B, held in place by the same button, the 
entrance can be contracted, if necessarj', to the admission of a 
