1893 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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zeituiKj, as well as his own countrymen, who, 

 we understand, use this style of hive largely, 

 succeeds with it very nicely. Indeed, there are 

 many features in that hive to commend it. It 



has no removable cover; and those who believe 

 thoroughly in the idea of sealed covers get it 

 perfectly in this kind of hive, because the cov- 

 er is ahvays fast. The top of the brood-frame 

 (or what would be the bottom when the hive is 

 turned upside down) is circular, to conform to 

 the shape of the roof of the hive. Right next 

 to it is a hive that is used largely in Italy. It 

 is in this kind of hive, we believe, that the 

 Italian queens are reared in their native home 

 to be sent over to this country. The general 

 appearance of the hive resembles very much 

 our old-fashioned American box hive. Whether 

 it has movable frames or not. we are unable to 

 say. Just back of it is one of the standard 

 English hives. We believe it is called the 

 Cowan, because its general features were first 

 devised by our esteemed friend, the editor of 

 the Britisli Bee Journal. Oh dear I we thought 

 we might be able to tell you something about 

 every one of the hives, but we are '• up the 

 stump" already. Those hives that form the 

 center of the group may possibly be the shallow 

 brood-chamber hives that are used so success- 

 fully in Germanv, or. rather, have been used, 

 for centuries back. The hives at the extreme 

 right, we should judge, are other patterns of 

 English hives— one of them, at least, being the 

 Cowan that we have already mentioned. 

 Continued. 



CHIPS BY E. FRANCE. 



BEE-BKUSHES ; HOVP MUCH MORE EXTKACTED 

 THAN COMB HONEY CAN BE PRODUCED? 



FIG. 5. — EXAMINING THE FRAMES OF THE BAR- 

 FRAME HIVE. 



We think a brush-broom, made of broom- 

 corn, is the thing. We go to the broom-makers 

 and order them made out of the finest broom 

 straw they have: make them thin, about one- 

 thii-d the thickness of a common brush-broom. 

 Spread them out as wide, and sew them three 

 times across; length about the same. That 

 makes a good brush — light, easy to use — one we 

 can brush fast, and not hurt the bees. It is much 



FIG. <).— GROUP OF ENGLISH AND FOREIGN HIVES. 



