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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



443 



Qucstiot;)''Box* 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Hi 



ving Swarms During a Honey 

 Flow. 



Query 21. — In hiving prime swarms dur- 

 ing a honey-fiow, how much foundation do 

 you put In the brood-frames '/—Illinois. 



B. Taylor— I fill them full. 

 W. G. Larrabee — Full sheets. 

 R. L. Taylor— I fill the frames. 

 James A. Stone — The more, the better. 

 Dr. J. P. H. Brown— I use full sheets. 



W. R. Graham — About oue-inch start- 

 ers. 



H. D. Cutting — From three inches to a 

 full frame. 



Prof. A. J. Cook— I like them full, on 

 wired frames. 



Allen Pringle— That depends. Usually, 

 however, I fill them. 



Eugene Secor — Not so much as I used 

 to. About an inch strip now. 



J. M. Hambaugh— Full sheets, when I 

 can get it, and the frames wired. 



Rev. M. Mahin— If I had the founda- 

 tion I would fill the frames with it. 



E. France — We make all swarms by 

 dividing — have no natural swarms to 

 hive. 



P. H. Elwood — Full sheets where we 

 use them. We have no swarms, but 

 artificial. 



C. H. Dibbern— I use full sheets, as by 

 using only strips I get entirely too much 

 drone-comb. 



G. M. Doolittle — From a starter to 

 full sheets, according to the time of 

 year and my desires. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — I seldom hive prime 

 swarms, but if I gave them any founda- 

 tion I would want the frames filled, so as 

 to have no drone-comb. 



Emerson T. Abbott — During a rapid 

 honey-flow I should use full sheets of 

 foundation, if I desired to secure the 

 largest possible amount of honey. 



G. W. Demaree— I fill the frames if I 

 have the foundation. But, really, I use 

 full empty combs, and have the founda- 

 tion drawn out in the upper stories. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — I have had plenty 

 of combs to give all swarms during the 

 last four years. When they are all used 

 up I will experiment along that line. 



J. E. Pond — I usually hive on frames 

 filled with foundation, but use only as 

 many frames as seem to be enough for 

 the swarm ; filling up with tilled frames, 

 as occasion requires. I use a 10-frame 

 Langstroth hive. 



Bee-Keepers' Pliotog-rapli. — We 



have now on hand a limited number of ex- 

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 mailing from the 121 kind first ; then after 

 they are all gone, we will send the 49 kind. 

 So those who order first will get the most 

 "faces'" for their money. Send orders to 

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