1887 



(JJ.IOANliNGS IN HEK CULTUUE. 



867 



stop at all for any bee-sting. [ didn't know 

 that so many others had liad a like experi- 

 ence. In the above, live diftorent replies 

 mention finger-nails, therefor^ we can all 

 set it down that it is notwM lo give a bee 

 a chance to get his sting under the nail if 

 you can help it. I always feel sorry for any- 

 body who has received a sting on the end of 

 the nose. When a really dignified, sedate 

 individual gets sucli a sting, it is really 

 painful for me to see him lose his dignity 

 and act like common mortals for a little 

 while. 



Question No. 17.— Do you think reven<itig lnin paid 

 unu so far in dollars and cents'/ In other words, have 

 you secured more and hetter honey, sufficient to cover 

 the til st cost of implements necessary for reversing! 



I have never done any reversing'. E. France. 



I have never practiced reversing-. 



O. O. POPl'LETON. 



Have had no experience with reversing-. 



Mrs. L. H.\rris()n. 

 I found no advantages in reversing- brood-frames. 



Paul L. Viallon. 

 My little experience so far has shown no advan- 

 tage. C. C. Miller. 



No; but it has been lots of fun, and I always en- 

 joy that. Dr. A. B. Mason. 



Yes. I think the advantages gained more than 

 pay for extra trouble. A. J. Cook. 



We do not reverse. We think there are as many 

 disadvantages as advantages. Dadant & Son. 



No. The best part of such an operation is the 

 getting of the combs built to the bottom-bar of the 

 frame; at least, such is my opinion from the expe- 

 rience I have had along that line. 



G. M. Doohttle. 



Yes; I think it has paid me. But by using two 

 sets of shallow combs for one brood-nest I And that, 

 after one inverting has completed the combs, I can 

 accomplish all I wish, simply by alternation. 



W. z. Hutchinson. 



In the reversing business I stood back and let the 

 other fellows try it; consequently I have very little 

 personal experience to i-elate. My impression is, 

 that the other folks aforesaid have not made it pay. 



E. E. H.\STY. 



Yes; reversing brood-combs, if only once, to get 

 them to completely fill the frames, leaving no lurk- 

 ing or lodging places for bees, pays me for making 

 all kinds of frames reversible. My suspended re- 

 versible L. frame has two important advantages, 

 whether ever inverted or not— no trouble from sag- 

 ging top-bars, and the jog in the frame aids materi- 

 ally in quickly and safely moving it in and out of 

 the hive. The functions of my new divisible brood- 

 chamber hive are such as to completely supersede 

 the inverting system, after the first inversion to 

 completely fill the frames. James Heddon. 



Question No. 18.— To get the he^t results in comb 

 honey, what number of Langstroth frames shoubt be in 

 the brood-chamber when supers are on! how many 

 American or Oallup frames! 



Five Langstroth or American; si.x Gallup. 



W. Z. Hutchinson. 



Eight Langstroth ; I never used the others. 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 



Five Langstroth, six (Talliip, and Hve American. 



G. ^I. Df)o little. 



About seven or eight of the two flrst-inentioned 



frames. 1 have had no practical experience with 



the other kind. (). O. Poim'leton. 



About five Langstroth are enough, and six or 

 seven Gallup or American. 1 find this contracting: 

 of the brood-chaniher all that is claimed for it. 



A. .J. Cook. 



Except during the autumn honey-flow, five or 

 six Langstroth frames, or their equivalent in comb 

 surface. For the fall yield, I should prefer eight. 



J. A. Green. 



1 have of late used foui- or five, but Fd grive ti 

 good deal to feel more sure of my ground. It is 

 possible that seven are better, and there is still 

 room for experiment. C. C. Miller. 



1 have found that eight frames were the best, 

 especially in the early part of the season ; the same 

 number of American frames. I have never used 

 the Gallup. Paul L. Viallon. 



I use seven, but am not sure that six would not 

 be better than seven, with the Langstroth frame. 

 About half of my hives take the Gallup frame, and 

 the other half the Langstro'.li. E. E. Hasty. 



We are not producers of comb honey to any ex- 

 tent; have not had much experience in tliat line, 

 so I will leave the questions on comb honey blank. 

 I don't like to give an opinion vvithout experience 

 tc back it. E. France. 



Not less than ten L. We succeed best with ten 

 Quinby, old style. This year, again, our ten L. 

 frames need feeding, while the ten-frame Quinby 

 have made enough to winter, owing- to their more 

 numerous population during the harvest. 



Dadant & Pon. 



Eight Langstroth, and about the same space when 

 Gallup or American hives are used. With Gallup 

 frames I usuallj' used less space, but they did not 

 winter so well. The space should be such as will 

 admit of storing sufficient for winter besides breed- 

 ing-room. Geo. GR1M.M. 



I have had but little experience in contracting^ 

 the brood-chamber for comb honey, but have had 

 several years' experience in contracting for ex- 

 tracted honey, and contract more closely for comb 

 than for extracted. The number of frames to be 

 left depends uiion the strength of the colony and 

 the size of the hive. I use the eight-frame Lang- 

 stroth hive, and contract to four frames for sur- 

 plus. Dr. a. B. Mason. 



At that period in the surplus season after which 

 we do not care for any excessive brood-rearing; 

 that is, 150 days after which workers are of no spe- 

 cial value for surplus storing that season, 1 greatly 

 prefer to contract my Langstroth brood chambers 

 to five combs. We make this contraction with the 

 swarm when we have it, and with the old colony 

 about 20 days after it swarms. I would advise con- 

 tracting to the same number of American or Gal- 

 lup frames. .Ja.mes Heddon. 



If the amount of comb honey to be produced by a 

 strong colony is the object, eight combs filled with 

 brood answer, jerhaps, best. But if your queen is 



