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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



July 1 



one I use is 40 inches long; 5 to 6 inches 

 higher than the standard hive, and the 

 same width. This will hold 2H Hoffman 

 frames comfortably, equal to ;5>^ eight-frame 

 bodies. There is a space of about five inch- 

 es above the frames for quilt and packing 

 —that is, the frames go down into the hive 5 

 inches. Notice the large surface protected 

 on top of the frames— 800 sq. inches— while 

 Mr. Todd's hive would have about 250 square 

 inches thus protected. This hive has an 

 immense advantage over the standard hive 

 during the building-up period in the spring. 

 Let the queen occupy all the frames she 

 will — the more the better; then as the fiow 

 continues the brood-nest is contracted down 

 by the bees and queen toward the center of 

 the hive, and honey follows the emptying 

 of the cells by the brood. Mr. Town send 

 described this' contraction of the queen at 

 the close of the How so she is gradually 

 crowded down into the brood-chamber. He 

 was talking of the ten-frame hive; but how 

 much nicer it is accomplished with the 

 " Long-Idea " ! I use the standard frame in 

 this hive. 



Another point. If you should want to 

 look into the brood apartment during the 

 time supers are on, no lifting off of heavy 

 stories, simply take off the cover and help 

 yourself. It "may be said that one should 

 not disturb the 'brood-chamber of strong- 

 storing colonies. True; but there are times 

 when one is obliged to; for instance, a queen 

 falls down, and a swarm with a virgin 

 comes out. Now, to return, the swarm-cells 

 must be destroyed, and you have to lift off 

 the stories. 



I do not think bees in one of these hives 

 will be as likely to swarm as they will in 

 eight or ten frame hives tiered to equal ca- 

 pacity; and now I am very sure more honey 

 can be secured with this liive than by using 

 the eight-frame body or the eight-frame 

 5>4-inch body. 



I am very sure the bees do not have to (so 

 many of them) remain at home to heat and 

 ventilate the hive, and they can, I think, 

 get out and in quicker. Colonies of equal 

 strength will send more bees into the field 

 than it will in the eight-frame size. 



I think there is a whole lot in this case of 

 ventilation where they are all on one level, 

 as all parts of the interior of the hive are 

 near the entrance. 



I know this form of hive is not extensive- 

 ly used. Mr. Poppleton, of Florida, has al- 

 ways advocated it in his writings, and I 

 suppose he is using the same hive still; but 

 if my memory is correct he does not use the 

 standard frame. 



I do not think this form would be liked for 

 comb honey at all. I certainly should not 

 like it for that purpose. 



Where nights are cool (and we have many 

 here), that thoroughly protected Long-Idea 

 hive seems to give the largest yield, every 

 thing else being equal. I know they give 

 more surplus. 



Randolph, N. Y. 



A SIMPLE SYSTEM OF BOOK-KEEPING FOR 

 HONEY-SALESMEN. 



BY WESLEY FOSTER. 



For the average bee-keeper who sells his 

 crop to the home stores or those of near-by 

 towns, the need of a simple yet accurate 

 method of keeping track of orders and ac- 

 counts is felt. Here is a plan that will an- 

 swer in most cases where the business done 

 is not extensive. Order-books with carbon 

 paper for making a duplicate of each order 

 are used. Books, 3}4 by 6 inches, contain- 

 ing 100 sheets, or enough for fifty orders, 

 may be purchased for 50 to 60 cents i)er doz- 

 en books. (Sheets 5X<S inches are better, 

 but the smaller size will do.) The books 

 are printed with spaces for date of sale, date 

 for delivery, terms of payment, and the buy- 

 er's and seller's name and address. These 

 should always be filled in carefully and leg- 

 ibly. They are just as important as getting 

 the right number and grade of goods down 

 on the lines below. 



Now, when delivering honey the original 

 order-sheet is used as the buyer's invoice to 

 send with the goods. If the goods are sent 

 C. O. 1)., the original bill or invoice is mark- 

 ed " Paid " on receipt of the money. The 



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bill should be marked " Paid " before being 

 torn out of the book so as to make the du- 

 plicate copy corresi)ond with the original, 

 which is given the buyer as his receipt for 

 the money paid. The name and the date 

 should always be written under the word 

 " Paid." This makes the bill a receipt that 

 will stand a legal test. 



