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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAi_. 



never saw hybrid bees before. " Just let 



the old bee-man have his way, and we 



will have the fun to see them run." But 



stop ; there was no other than by-stand- 



ers that did the running, while we cut 



' out 16 boxes of fine 4-year-oId honey 



from several hives, and wound up in full 



possession of house, yard, folks and all. 



L. B. Whittle. 



Cloud's Creek, S. C, Nov. 21. 



Friend W., I am very glad indeed that 

 you find my department interesting, and 

 I shall use my best thoughts and words 

 to make it so in the future. 



1. In answer to your first question, I 

 will say that I do not know what would 

 be the cost of locating an apiary in this 

 county, but of course it would depend 

 entirely upon how many bees you wished 

 to start with, etc. I should think that 

 you could start with 100 colonies with 

 $500, and less, in proportion to the 

 number of hives. I mean where you 

 would buy everything. 



2. The questions are collected by the 

 editor, and about a dozen sent out to 

 each of the several persons answering 

 them, with a blank under each printed 

 question for the answer. Of course no 

 one knows anything about what the an- 

 swers of the others will be until read, 

 and that makes them interesting. 



I am glad you conquered the hybrids. 

 Jennie Atchley. 



Ei^lit I^iimbei-s for lO Cents.— 



Yes, we will send the last eight numbers of 

 the American Bee Journal for 1894, to 

 any mw name, for only 10 cents (stamps or 

 silver). Now, here's a good chance to get 

 some of your bee-keeping friends started in 

 taking the Bee Journal regularly. You 

 just get them to read the eight numbers 

 mentioned, and more than likely they will 

 want to keep it up after that. If you have 

 three bee-friends that you want should have 

 the eight numbers, send us 25 cents with 

 their names and addresses, and we will 

 mail them to each. Remember this offer is 

 for the lant eUjht numberx of 18!)4— dated, Nov. 

 8, 15, 22 and 29; and Dec. 6, la, 20 and 27. 



If, then, at any time between now and 

 Feb. 1, 1895, you can secure the subscrip- 

 tions of these " short termers " for the year 

 1895, you can count them as new subscrib- 

 ers and get the premiums as per our offers 

 on page 8:50 of this issue. Eight "short 

 term" subscribers at 10 cents each, will 

 count the same as one new subscriber for a 

 year, in earning premiums. 



If you wish sample copies to use in secur- 

 ing the " short term " or other subscribers, 

 let us know, and we will be glad to mail 

 them to you free. 



We ought to add thousands of names to 

 our list on this very low offer— 8 numbers 

 for 10 cents ! Now is tfie time for earnest work 1 



Double or Single M^alled Hives 

 —Which ? 



Query 953.— 1. Do you prefer single-walled 

 or double-walled hives ? 

 2. Why your preference ?— N. Y. 



Double-walled hives with chaflf filling. 

 — E. France. 



1. Single-walled, in my location. — J. 

 P. H. Brown. 



1. I have never used double-walled 

 hives. — J. M. Hambaugh. 



1. Single-walled. 2. Cheaper, and 

 more convenient. — A. J. Cook. 



1. Single-walled. 2. Because cheaper 

 and much easier handled. — J. A. Green. 



1. Single-walled. 2. Lighter, and 

 better for cellar wintering. — P. H. El- 

 wood. 



1. Single-walled. 2. Easier to handle, 

 and costs less. I winter bees in the cel- 

 lar. — Eugene Secor. 



1. Single-walled. 2. I consider them 

 better, as well as cheaper, and lighter to 

 handle.— R. L. Taylor. 



1. I prefer single walls. 2. Because 

 they are just as good, cost less, and are 

 lighter to handle. — B. Taylor. 



1. Single-walled, every time. 2. Easier 

 to handle in all cases, and for many 

 other reasons. — H. D. Cutting. 



1. Single-walled hives. 2. Because 

 the sun will warm up the interior during 

 warm days. — Mrs. L. Harrison. 



1. Single-walled. 2. Cost less, and I 

 don't know of any sufficient advantage 

 in the double-walled.— C. C. Miller. 



1. Double-walled. 2. Because they 

 can be more successfully wintered, and 

 keep cooler in summer. — W. G. Larra- 



BEE. 



1. I have no use for a double-walled 

 hive. 2. Because they cost more, and 

 you cannot keep bees warm in that way. 

 — Emerson T. Abbott. 



I prefer a single-walled hive and win- 

 ter cases. A double-walled hive is a 

 poor hive to winter bees in. I have not 



