Dec. 19, 1901. 



AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



811 



He Did Quite Well. 



I started in the bee-business last spring, and 

 got 1700 pounds of as nice alfalfa comb honey 

 us anj- one ever saw. I have ()."> colonies, all 

 in8-frame hives. I transferred all but 15 last 

 spring. It was very cold here the forepart of 

 the season, and no honey until the second 

 crop of alfalfa, so I think I have done quite 



well. W. H. HOSEBROOK. 



Siskiyou Co., Calif., Dee. 5. 



Muslin Hive-Cover. 



I have watched the discussions on hive- 

 covers with much interest, and I thought some 

 one would report in. favor of a cover I am 

 using. So far no one has, so I will describe 

 what I am using in northern Wisconsin. 



The cover consists of a rim 1x2 Inches, 

 enough larger to slip over the top of the hive 

 easily. This rim is covered with poor lumber, 

 dressed both sides. After a coat of cheap 

 paint has been put on, a sheet of cheap mus- 

 lin is nailed over it with 4-ounce tacks, when 

 enough paint is put on to close all pores in 

 the cloth. This cover lasts from five to seven 

 years without any further attention, after 

 which time it should be repainted. An extra 

 cover Is needed to keep the bees out of the 

 cover. For this purpose I use two boards 

 running lengthwise of the hive. The cover 

 is kept a half inch from these boards by a 

 rim of 1x1 inch cleats. This cover neither 

 warps nor twists, is cheap, warm in spring, 

 cool in the hot sun, and almost any one can 

 make it. The inside cover ( I call it a honev- 

 board) should be made of cedar, or cork 

 where it can be gotten, as pine will warp, due 

 to the dampness from the bees. They can be 

 kept straight, however, by turning over from 

 time to time. I have used wood, tin, steel 

 and paper, but cloth beats them all tor this 

 country. I have hundreds of discarded 

 covers of all descriptions lying around. 



A. C. F. Bartz. 



Chippewa Co., Wis., Nov. 20. 



An Alabama Report. 



I have kept bees for 20 years, but never 

 used the frame hive till last year. There was 

 but one up-to-date bee-keeper here— a Dr. 

 Tidmore. Since his death last year I have 

 kept his bees on shares, running for extracted 

 honey. Last year I got an average of about 

 tiO pounds per colony, running as high as 120 

 pounds, aud as low as 12 to 24. The past 

 season was one of the worst I have known. 

 The spring was too cold, and April is our 



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