DECEMBER 1, 1912 



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accompanying photographs niay prove to 

 be of interest. 



Mr. P. A. Knoll, of Frankenmuth, Mich., 

 has designed a hive-stand which, though it 

 contains nothing essentially new, yet seems 

 eminently practical for the purpose. The 

 tivst illustration shows its ai3pearance in 

 Avinter, when the space between and above 

 the hives is joacked with straw. 



Fig. 2 shows the stand oj^en for manipu- 

 lation. The ujDper half of the back wall is 

 hinged, also two-thirds of the top. The 

 raised top is held in position by a support, 

 hinged at both ends and also in the center. 

 The roof is covered with asphalt roofing 

 i:)aper. 



In the spring the packing is removed and 

 the lower half of the front side turned up, 

 as shown in Fig. 3. In this way the stand 

 furnishes an ideal i3roteetion against the 

 scorching rays of the summer sun, making- 

 extra shade-boards superfluous. It is, there- 

 fore, a Avinter and summer stand combined. 



A recent contributor showed how he 

 gradually moves his hives closer together 

 before j^acking them in the winlei boxes. 

 That is unnecessary with the stand shown 

 here. On the approach of winter, straw 

 is, in a very short time, packed between 

 and on top of the iiives, and then they are 

 ready for whatever may come. Any one 

 handy with tools Avill be able to construct 



it, or he may have it built by a carpenter. 

 It certainly will prove to be a good invest- 

 ment. Heavy winter losses may g-ive you 

 a severe setback. Thousands of tons of 

 nectar were not gathered this season be- 

 cause the i^oorly protected bees had been 

 killed or at least badly weakened by the 

 frost. Surely, the time to prepare for a 

 good honey crop is the year befor? 



Fig. 4 shows several stands side by side, 

 and also several hives in the open. In 

 some of these the combs melted down in the 

 fierce heat of the sun. 



The stands are 11 ft. 2 in. long, and hold 

 6 to 7 hives of the ten-frame size. 



Detroit, Mich., Oct. 1. 



A YOUNG ENTHUSIAST IN BEEKEEPING 



BY J. F. KIGHT 



About 30 years ago I lived in the south- 

 ern part of this State, and I caught the bee 

 fever from seeing some of A. I. Root's 

 literature. I at once went to work to be- 

 come a beekeeper, and soon had about 200 

 colonies. A business proposition called me 

 to the county-seat, so I disposed of my 

 bees; but I "have never lost my love for 

 them and their product. 



My six-year-old daughter was also inter- 



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