Fecha de publicación: 27/02/2004 Fuente: WIPO "apiculture" FIELD: agriculture, in particular, apiculture. SUBSTANCE: multiple-story hive has cover, bottom and set of cases with frames. Frames are mounted on supporting surfaces formed as combs made from metal corner members. Protrusions and slots are formed on corner member for mounting of frames. Frames with constant spacers in upper part of frame side planks are located in slots and frames with constant spacers in lower part of frame side planks are located in protrusions. In hive with similar arrangement of constant frame spacers, frames are arranged one above another. EFFECT: increased efficiency and elimination of comb-free spaces between hive cases. 3 cl, 5 dwg