E-text prepared by Steven Giacomelli, David Garcia, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) from page images produced and generously made available by the Core Historical Literature in Agriculture collection of Cornell University (http://chla.library.cornell.edu/) Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 19319-h.htm or 19319-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/9/3/1/19319/19319-h/19319-h.htm) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/9/3/1/19319/19319-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through the Core Historical Literature in Agriculture collection of Cornell University. See http://chla.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=chla;idno=5017637 A DESCRIPTION OF THE BAR-AND-FRAME-HIVE, Invented by W. AUGUSTUS MUNN, ESQ. With an Abstract of Wildman's Complete Guide for the Management of Bees Throughout the Year. Ipsa autem, seu corticibus tibi suta cavatis, Seu lento fuerint alvearia vimine texta, Angustos habeant aditus; nam frigore mella Cogit hiems, eademque calor liquefacta remittit. Virgil, _G. lib._ iv. London: John Van Voorst, Paternoster Row. M.DCCC.XLIV. London Printed by S. & J. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley, Bangor House, Shoe Lane. PREFACE Having been frequently requested to explain the use of the _bar-and-frame-hive_, in the management of bees, I have been induced to print the following pamphlet, to point out the advantages this new hive possesses over the common ones. I have added extracts from various authorities to show the importance of transporting bees for a change of pasturage, and thus prolonging the honey harvest. Regarding the natural history of the bee, I have merely stated a few of the leading facts connected with that interesting subject, drawn from Wildman's Book on Bee-management. _London, April, 1844._ [Illustration: PLATE I. _FIG. 1._] EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. PLATE I, FIGURE 1. A B C D E F and E F, the oblong box as shown in fig. 1, Plate I. A B C D, the top lid of the oblong box; G H, the half of it made to fall back, and supported at an angle by the hinges, _h h_; _l_, the upper part of the lock of the box; _i k_, the two gable ends of the roof; _i_, the perforated zinc shown as secured in a triangular frame; and _k_, the outside appearance of the ventilator. Q Q, the two quadrants, supporting the table, I J, which is formed by the side of the box, A C E E, being let down; _a a a_, &c., fifteen holes made to receive the back bolt, _m_, of the observation-frame, Z; _b b_, two bolts to fasten into the holes, _c_ and _d_, when the table I J, is closed, _f_, being the other part of the lock. T, one of the handles of the box (the other not seen).