Aug. 11, 1904. 



THt AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



549 





Some Expert Opinion 



•' In the multitude of counsellors there is safety." — Bible. 





Number of Frames for Comb Honey- Surplus- 

 Honey Source. 



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G. M. DooLiTTLE (N. Y.)— a. 6 to 10. b. 6 to 10. c. 

 Clover, basswood and buckwheat. 



N. E. France (Wis.) — a. Full set of Langstroth frames. 



c. Clover, d. June 6 or 10. e. 4 weeks. 



Prof. A. J. Cook (Calif.)— a. 8. b. 8. c. White sage- 



d. Varies, usually about June 1. e. 4 to 6 weeks. 



Mrs. J. M. Null (Mo.)— a. 8 and 10. b. 10. c. White 

 clover, d. About third week in May. e. About 6 weeks. 



R. L. Taylor (Mich.) — a. 10 and 5, owing to circum- 

 stances, b. The same. c. Clover and basswood. d. About 

 June 1 and July 4, respectively, e. Till about July 20. 



Eugene Secor (Iowa) — a. 8. b. 8. c. White clover 

 and linden, c. White clover about June IS ; linden about 

 July 1. e. White clover, one to two months ; linden 10 days. 



Jas. A. Stone (111.)— a. 10. b. 10. c. Principally white 

 clover, d. Latter part of May. e. 4 to 6 weeks, according 

 as the season is wet or dry. It has been known to last 

 longer. 



C. P. Dadant (111.) — a and b. We use a deeper frame 

 than the Langstroth. c. Clover and fall blossoms, d. 

 Clover about June 1 ; fall bloom about Aug. 25. e. About 

 a month. 



J. M. Hambaugh (Nev.) — a. I run exclusively to ex- 

 tracting, b. 10 frames, c. Principally alfalfa here in 

 Nevada. d. By June 10. e. Until frost — September or 

 October. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown (Ga.)— a. From 8 to 10. b. Same 

 number, c. Fruit-bloom, poplar, holly and persimmon are 

 the principal sources, e. The spring honey-flow is over by 

 the middle of June. 



S. T. PettiT (Ont.)— a. About 10. b. Not sure, but I 

 would test. c. Larger hive. c. Mostly clover, linden and 

 Canada thistle, d. The time of commencing varies a good 

 deal. e. Usually 40 days. 



Rev. M. Mahin (Ind.) — a. My standard (I have some 

 odd sizes) holds about the equivalent of 8 Langstroth 

 frames, b. I would not make any change, c. White clover. 

 d. In the latter half of May. e. Two months, more or 

 less, according to the season. 



O. O. POPPLETON (Fla.)— a. About 9. b. Same, c, d 

 and e. We have three sources : Wild pennyroyal in Jan- 

 uary and February ; saw palmetto about April 10 to May 

 20 ; and black mangrove about June 20 to Aug. 1. These 

 dates vary very much. I have given about the average. 



C. Davenport (Minn.)— a. 8. b. S. c, d and e. White 

 clover and basswood. White clover commences to bloom 

 here about June 1, usually, but seldom yields much until 

 about the middle of the month ; it generally yields from 30 

 to 40 days. Basswood generally blooms about July 1, and 

 lasts from 1 to 2 weeks. 



L. Stachelhausen (Tex.)— a. I do not produce section 

 honey any more. b. I would use a capacity of a little less 

 than 8 Langstroth frames, but more and shallower frames. 

 I believe the Danzenbaker hive would suit me in this re- 

 spect, c, d and e are different each year in this locality. 



R. C. AiKlN (Colo.)— a. 8 usually during the flow ; 10 to 

 12 at all other times, b. 6 to H while flow is on ; 12 at all 

 other times, accomplished by "divisible brood-chamber" 

 hives after the Heddon idea. c. Alfalfa and sweet clover, 

 d. Alfalfa June 10; clover July 15. e. Alfalfa 2 to 4 weeks ; 

 clover about same. 



C. H. Dibbern (111.)— a. I do not use the Langstroth 

 hive, but give about the space of s such frames, b. I would 

 leave it at that. c. White clover, basswood, sweet clover 

 and heartsease, d. May 20 for white clover, June 15 to 20 

 for linden and sweet clover, Aug. 15 for heartsease, e. It 

 varies considerably. 



E. S. Lovesv (Utah)— a. 10 in Langstroth. and in the 

 shorter and deeper hive. b. 10. c. Lucerne, sweet clover, 

 white clover. Rocky Mountain bee-plant, and fruit-bloom, 

 d. Lucerne in May; sweet clover in June ; Rocky Mountain 

 bee-plant in July ; white clover and fruit-bloom in April, e. 

 Lucerne, sweet clover, and Rocky Mountain bee-plant 

 usually last until the end of September. 



E. D. TowNSEND (Mich.)— a. I use the Heddon sectional 

 hive for comb honey, each section being of 5 Langstroth 

 frame capacity. The old colonies are worked on one or two 

 sections, according to their strength ; new swarms are hived 

 in one section, b. Same as above, c. Clover, raspberry, 

 and asters, here in Mecosta county, d. Clover and rasp- 

 berry early in June ; asters the middle of August, e. From 

 to 4 weeks. 



G. W. Demaree (Ky. I— a. 9 or 10, in the regular size 

 10-frame Langstroth brood-chamber, b. If I were starting 

 anew I would make no change, c. Our early summer har- 

 vest depends upon the black locust, or other bloomi-ng trees, 

 aud (mainly) white clover, d and e. Usually our summer 

 honey-flow begins about the middle of May, and ends the 

 middle of July, depending no little upon the season. Our 

 fall flow from white aster is usually covered by the months 

 of September and October. Every bee-keeper should study 

 his own locality, if he would succeed in the production of 

 honey. 



James A. Green (Colo.)— a. My hive, consisting of two 

 sections each 6 inches deep, 8 frames in width, Langstroth 

 length, has just about the same capacity as a 10-frame 

 Langstroth hive. b. This size suits me all right, though 

 for other reasons I would, if starting anew, make each sec- 

 tion about half an inch shallower, c. Principal sources are 

 alfalfa and sweet clover. Alfalfa began to bloom this sea- 

 son May 20, and yielded first honey to amount to anything 

 June 6. Sweet clover began to bloom June 15. Sweet clover 

 blossoms until frost ; alfalfa in three periods, the first of 

 which closes about June 20. 



Adrian Getaz (Tenn.)— a. 12 or 13. I have now but 

 few hives taking the Langstroth frames, and I will discard 

 them gradually. I would prefer only 9 frames, but I want 

 them 11 or 12 inches deep, so as to give a brood-nest equal 

 to 12 Langstroth frames, or a little over. With 12 frames, 

 the supers are too heavy to handle when full. They are 

 also larger than the bees can keep warm enough early in 

 the spring, and for that reason they often fail to go up in 

 the large super while they do in the smaller one. Deep 

 frames are also decidedly better for outdoor wintering. In 

 visiting the hives it takes less time to examine 9 frames 

 than 12, even if they are deeper. A 12 Langsfroth-frame 

 brood-nest is big enough, but too flat. Frequently the queen 

 occupies the center combs and the sections above, and neg- 



