THE BEE-KEEPERS' REVIEW. 



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want in a new smoker is— t hat it shall be de- 

 cidedly better than any on the market. 



As fuel, I have found uothiny so satisfac- 

 tory as the sawdust from a section machine. 

 It is more like liue excelsior than ordinary 

 sawdust. That from a shingle mill or a 

 clap-board mill would, 1 should judge, an- 

 swer equally well. If dry it burns freely and 

 gives a large amount of smoke : it stays in 

 place in the smoker, and continues to burn 

 for hours if the smoker is not in use. 



Hard wood split fine works well in theory, 

 but not in my practice. As soon as burned 

 enough to become loosened, each particular 

 stick seems bent on getting out of the smo- 

 ker. Some of them usually succeed, the 

 fire becomes demoralized and goes out. 

 Punk, when partly burned, is apt to fall into 

 the small end of the smoker and stop the 

 smoke. Dry leaves burn well but do not 

 last long. Dry grass works well, and I fre- 



A Small House Apiary that Promises Great 



Things.— Graphic Description by 



Its Enthusiastic Owner. 



1!. TAYLOK. 



^TyHE engraving of 

 x" the house api- 

 ary makes every- 

 thing connected 

 with its outside ar- 

 rangement so plain 

 as to scarcely need 

 explanation. The 

 entrances are so con- 

 structed as to be 

 ready for the in- 

 stant application of 

 the swarm catcher. 

 The catcher and the bee escape are, I think, 

 the keys to the successful management of 

 the house apiary. The automatic or self- 

 hiver would be nice, provided it could be 



TAYL( )R'S TWELVE - COLONY HOUSE - APIARY. 



quently use it. If I could not get what I 

 now use, I should prefer tine planer shavings 

 or rotten wood. 



MiDDLEBUEY, Vt. June 28, 171)2. 



[For illustration and description of Mr. 

 Crane's latest valvular arrangement for 

 smokers, also editorial comment thereon, 

 see editorial department.— Ed.] 



made to work as represented. After much 

 experience I wish to be put on record as 

 saying that any device that catches the queen 

 and allows the bees to fly is all nonsense in a 

 yard where two or more swarms are liable 

 to come out at the same time. If I could 

 have only one swarm at a time I could make 

 such a hiver a success. With swarm catch- 

 ers it is necessary to watch the apiary, bat 



