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May 5, 1904. 



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ceiitly on the economy of bee-keepers making 

 their own hives. I have made my hives prin- 

 cipally, buying the inside fixtures of supply 

 dealers. Formerly, when I lived at Tyngs- 

 boro, I had them cut at the box shop with 

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 are all 10-frames) : Cut the ends 14'. j inches, 

 the sides 20 inches, and nail the sides on the 

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 Middlesex Co., Mass., March 1.5. 



Buckling in Wired Foundation. 



After reading L. H. Cremer's article, on 

 page 189, on the use of full sheets of founda- 

 tion in the brood-frames wired horizontally, I 

 was surprised at M. W. Shepherd's experience 

 in wiring brood-frames, and the editorial com- 

 ment on same, as they are entirely different 

 from my observations and experience of sev- 

 eral years in the use of full sheets of Ught- 

 brood foundation in wired frames. If Mr. 

 Shepherd would leave his wires loose, and bow 

 theui down as he embedded them into the 

 foundation, he would get the same results as 

 with thick endliars and tight wires. But 

 with me tight wires will not work success- 

 fully. Mr. Cremer's reasoning, as to the 

 shrinking and swelling of foundation is very 

 good, but the manner of wiring has much to 

 do with getting straight combs. I will give 

 my latest method of wiring, from which I 

 have had very good results ; 



I use 4 horizontal wires in frames, placing 

 top one about "4 of an inch from the top-bar, 

 and the lower one not more than I'.j-inches 

 from the bottom-bar, and the others placed so 

 as to make the space equal between them. In 

 wiring I draw the top wire tight, and then 

 lessen the tension from top to bottom. My 

 reason for having the lower wire so high 

 above the bottom-bar is to prevent buckling 

 between the lower wires. It gives a weight of 

 l^ees l)elow the lower wire, while drawing out 

 the foundation, that keeps the foundation 

 straight. Having the lower wire not quite so 

 tight as the top one is a further preventive of 

 buckling. Locality, of course, has something 

 to do with it, as heat and cold affect the 

 foundation. So has the strength of the col- 

 ony much to do with results. 



Newton Dotson. 



Nicholas Co., W. Va. 



Worst Year for Bees— Other Mat- 

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The past was the worst year for bee-keep- 

 ing that I ever knew. Last summer it was 

 very wet and the honey was poor to winter 

 tipon. I will lose most of my bees. They died 

 with plenty of honey in the hives. I have 

 kept bees for 35 yedre and never had much 

 winter loss before. Most of the bees were in 

 chaff hives, well packed. Some that were not 

 packed came out better than those that w ere. 

 I have always wintered some without pack- 

 ing ever since I have kept bees, and I find that 

 they winter just as well, but donotdoquite so 

 well in the spring. 



I have looked after the bee-men pretty well 

 throughout this section. The loss here is 

 very heavy, some having lost all. I don't 

 know that the high price of sections will hurt 

 any of us this season. We have the foul 

 brood mostly cleaned up. This winter will 

 settle it, I think — no bees, no foul brood. 

 Most of the bee-men will give it up; that is 

 what they tell me, for some will not have any 

 to start with. I know of no one who winters 

 his bees in the cellar. 



I have a friend who uses the Danzenbaker 

 hive. I transferred some for him last spring, 

 and have given the hive a close study. His 

 bees wintered better than mine did in the 

 double-walled chaff hive, and his were not in 

 nearly as good condition as mine were last fall. 

 I used to think bees were safe in the chaff 



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