1885 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUllE, 



lOo 



would be quite an objection in adapting it to 

 the various frames already in use. 



And here comes in friend John McGonnell, 

 of Mill Village, Erie County, Penn., with 

 an arrangement made of one piece of metal, 

 no solder required, that is like the Howes 

 frame shown above, but does not go over 

 the top-bar at all. We thought once it was 

 ahead of all others, and made a modified 

 model, from which the engraving below was 

 made. 



Well, this Avorks nicely, and it does not 

 matter whether it fits exactly to the frame 

 it is intended for oi- not : but it can not be 

 made without solderin.i;-, and it has. also, the 

 sliarp corners that liave been objected to on 

 our metal-cornei-ed frames. Tlie supiJOil- 

 ing arms are also liable to get bent, unless 

 made of (|uite heavv metal. We figured on 

 tliis a day or two", and tlien Mr. O. C. 

 Thouipson'. of Emporia. Kansas, sent us an 

 arrangement m:itie enti/elvof stiff wire. that 

 does all tliat Mctiounell's device does- 

 makes a niie corner to handle— nothing to 

 iiint tlie lingers. It is. however, hinged by 

 a single rivel. like Die Howes arrangement." 



Well, now, friends, from all these we have 

 made one of wire, that will re\<Mse as ([iiick- 

 lyastiie Ileddon arrangement: can l)e ]>ut 

 on to any frame in an instant, almost, with- 

 out screw or tack or wire nail, and yet re- 

 (piires no great accuracy. It is made of a 

 single niece of wire, and swings on two piv- i 

 ots. The ai'ms are mad(^ of stiff wire, bent 

 a good deal like the arms of our metal-cor- ■ 

 nered frames. We aic too late for engravings ' 

 this mouth. l)ut the arrangement looks a 

 good deal like the loop on the top of an old- 

 fasiiioned door-kev — two folded ovals of 

 wire, as it were. The stem of the key would 

 rei)resent the arm of wire that they swing 

 on. The corner of the frame comes between 

 these two ovals. We put oui' frames togeth- ' 

 er, using all bottom corners. After the 

 frame is done, the wire-reversing attachment 

 is i)ut on bv making an awl-hole throuuii the 

 center of the end-bar. boring through edge- 

 wise. If you take a frame in your hand in 

 the oi'dinary Avay. holding it by the support- 

 ing arms, oiie ineach hand, you can reverse 

 the frame in less than a second. keeping your 

 lingers hold of tlie supporting arms." Of 

 com-se. sonipthing mav come in still ahead 

 of this: but the prosiiect seems to be that the 

 invt'iition is to lie the woik of a great mun- 

 bin- of minds. It is a little remarkable, that 

 the same thing exactly comes from individu- , 

 als far remote fi'om each other; thus, .1. "W. ! 

 Martin, (ireenwood, W. V'a., sends a model j 

 (Xdcflj/ like the Hroei-s model. 



Now. you know I have commenced paying 

 for such devices as pleased me— for such as I 

 wanted to use : but 1 really can not tell how 

 to ]Y,iy in i-egai(l to this r(>versil)le-frame bus- 

 iness. ^Vhat we have at present decided on , 



is unlike any thing sent in to us. I have 

 given friend Hutchinson S25.00 for the idea 

 of his perforated honev-board. I have also 

 given friend Heddon $100.00 for the privilege 

 of advertising his hives; and I have agreed 

 to furnish them at his prices— no less. If I 

 understand it, friend Heddon is willing that 

 all should make his arrangements for their 

 own use, but he. does not Want any persons 

 to advertise " Heddon's hives and fixtures '' 

 unless they make some arrangement with 

 him, as I have done, for the privilege of so 

 doing. This is certainly no more than just 

 and right ; and any bee-keeper who savs in 

 his catalogue ov price list that he will fur- 

 nish •' Heddon's hives and fixtures,'" with- 

 out making an arrangement with friend 

 Heddon, ought to be publicly held up. I 

 told friend H. tluit. if he preferred. I would 

 not make any of his things at all, c/r that, if 

 agreeable to him. I would give him slOO for 

 the above privilege. Another thing, friend 

 H. is to lis. the price on his own goods. If 

 he charges more for them than you thiidv the.\ 

 can be mad(^ for. it will leave you a margiii 

 for very nice w<n-kmanship. ami I do not be- 

 lieve anybody will feel hurt if you ilo this. 



A great (piantity of inventions are being 

 sent in to me daily, and sometinu's some (if 

 the fiiends talk hard because I do not think 

 as much of their inventinus as tiiey do. 

 Please remember. I agiee to buy only what I 

 want, or wiiat I think I want. " If I "am dull. 

 oi- stand in my own light, it is my privilege 

 to be and do so. All I agree to do is this: 

 Wiiatever you send me that I make use of. I 

 am willing to pay foi'. 



JimE^ /liMD QaEi^iKjs. 



l-LtOM :,'!• TO 71, .\NI> JJOfiO I,HS. or IIO.NKV. 



{PLACED ;W colonics and :} nuclei in cclliir; they 

 arc all riKlit. I commenced last year with :.'!>; 

 increased to 74, mostly natural swarminy: lost 

 :> in the lull— drone-brcedcri; sold ;5. and Inim- 

 stoned JJl). 1 ottereil tlieni lor the value of 

 hives and honey, Itut could lind no purchaser. 1 ex- 

 tracted ahout :«rj1 lbs. box honey. 12.'. lull ones, and 

 61 more or less full: extracted ;i ) lbs. ot wax troni 

 cai>i)lnA:s. 



l{ecai)ituIation: In the sprin^jr o!' 18S:i, bej;aii wilh 

 4 box hives; have now :{8 colonies, ;i nuclei, and 

 about 700 spare frames, the greater part buill on 

 I'oundation. Thanks to GLEANixns. 

 .Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 2, ISH5. H. H.r.ss . 



[It seems to me, friend l^., you cjuld h:i\e foun I 

 u purchaser by advertising'' a little. I may be mis- 

 taken, however. Hrimstoning 30 colonics seems to 

 me to be a i.retty sad thing: to rep Jr' in this d ly of 

 Iirogress.l 



THE U(JXEY-PE.\S. 



I got three pints of honey-peas from the five-cent 

 package of seed you sent me. I did not see any 

 bees at work on the blossoms. S. H. IIoi-gii. 



Saybrook, Ohio, Nov. l!l, 1884. 



[Perhaps your plat was too snuiU, friend H., for 

 the bees to find them. Ours made a magnificent 

 growth of foliage, but " nary a blossom," although 

 they had the whole season to get at it.] 



