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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



Feb. 1. 



location, and, consequently, a hive that is good 

 for one place would be a good one for the same 

 flora in any location. For is it not an axiom 

 that the only difference in management requir- 

 ed for different locations is caused by different 

 honey sources '? 



But are you sure that location makes as 

 much difference in the hive question as some of 

 us have been led to think? After studying the 

 inclosed map in connection with the honey 



MAP OF WISCONSIN, SHOWING THE SIZES OF HIVES IN USE 



2.5 miles separating any of the places. Cala- 

 mine and Platteville should have about the 

 same honey sources, and yet France & Son's 

 apiary is run on the large-hive plan; and Mr. 

 Murray, at Calamine, thinks eight frames are 

 just the thing. lam afraid that, if you were 

 to hand this map to a beginner, and tell him to 

 select from it the best hive for his neighbor- 

 hood he would be as much in the fog and doubt 

 as the waiter was who asked the German which 

 he would have, tea or coffee, and 

 he answered, "Yes." 



But let us look at the map. The 

 places are indicated by numbers, 

 thinking that so much writing on 

 so small a map would mix it up too 

 much. I am not positive that I am 

 right as to ihe kind of hive used in 

 all cases ; but if wrong, the one 

 wronged can set himself or herself 

 right by so reporting to you. 



There, friend Root, don't you see 

 location has but little to do with the 

 matter? When you get that map 

 complete 1 want a copy if it does not 

 come too high. 

 Ithaca, Wis. 



flora of each place I am inclined to think that 

 management in the spring has more to do with 

 it than all else; and perhaps our early choice 

 and prejudice have almost as much to do with 

 the kind of hive used as any thing. If a bee- 

 man prefers an eight-frame hive, he has, as a 

 rule, commenced with that kind, and has 



[I said the hive question was to be discon- 

 tinued; but this article by C. A. Hatch treats 

 of the subject in a little different manner than 

 it has heretofore been considered. As friend 

 Hatch presents the matter in his map. it seems 

 to me it knocks the arguments of both the 

 eight and ten framers into smithereens; but 

 then, if we could see added on to the end of those 

 lines in that table the average number of 



No. 1. Wm. Cox, Viroqua; 10 frames. 



2. McCarty, Viola; 8 



3. Mrs. Pickard.Richl'nd Ctr.; 12 " (Gallup) 



3. Mr. Mofflt, " " 8 



4. C. Ludker, Loyd; 10 " 



4. D. Rowe, " 10 



5. C. A. Hatch, Ithaca; 10 



5. Late S.I. Freeborn, Ithaca; 12 " (Gallup) 



6. Mr. Evans, Wauzeka; large hive. 



7. M. M. Rice. Boscobel; " 

 7. Late B. F. Rice, Boscobel; " 



7. Late Ed. Pike, Boscobel; 



8. E. France &Soa, Platteville; 



Honey flora, clover, basswood, and fall flowers. 



9. Mr. Murray, Calamine; 



10. Harry Lathrop, Brownt'n; 



11. Mr. Hoffman, Monroe; 

 13. P. Minnick, Baraboo; 



13. The Grimms, Jefferson; 



14. F. L. Snyder, Orion ; 



15. D. D Daniher, Madison; 

 15. Dr. Vance, Madison; 



15. Spaninburg-h, Madison; 



16. O. C. Blanchard, Ironton; 



17. C. Randall, Buckey; 



18. P. Wilcox, Mauston; 



8 frames. 



8 



8 

 10 



8 

 10 



8 



8 

 larg-e hive. 



8 frames. 



8 



clover, bassw'd, horsemint, fall fl'rs. 



clover, basswood, and fall flowers. 



and horsemint. 

 and asters. 



and fall flowers. 



adapted his management to that; and if he is 

 a success he thinks his hive is right, and the 

 same is true of the ten-framer. 



Viola, Richland Center, and Loyd have the 

 same honey flora; viz., clover, basswood, and 

 fall flowers; yet at Viola we find Mr. McCarty, 

 an eight-framer; and at L. and Richland Cen- 

 ter, those who use a larger hive. Climate can 

 not make the difference, for there is not over 



pounds per colony for the last ten years, per- 

 haps we could better decide which gives the 

 better results. For the present, at least, we 

 shall have to conclude that they all get honey, 

 and they all get good results. Why ? Because 

 each size or form of hive can be made to fit the 

 locality and the man. 



As to a general map for the whole country, if 

 all took hold of it we should have the map; but 

 so far only two have ventured their assistance. 

 -Ed.1 



