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THE AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Aug. 6, 



nity and our favorite pursuit prosper, to 

 go on and advise and use only the best 

 regardless of expense. 



I hope that this important question 

 will be allowed more space and attention. 



Pindlay. Ohio. Joseph Thirt. 



P. S. — I would be glad to hear from 

 Dr. Miller, through the Bee Journal, 

 concerning his present opinion of the 

 hive discussion. J. T. 



Question;) -Box^ 



In the multitude of counsellors there is 

 safety.— Prov. 11-14. 



Proper Space from Center to 

 Center of Brood-Frauies. 



Query 24.— What is ihe proper bee-space 

 in the brood-chamber, allowing and using 1- 

 inch wide frame for brood- comb ? Or, what is 

 the proper spacing from center to center ol' 

 Buoh frames to obtain the best results ?— 

 Garden City. 



W. G. Larrabee — l^^ inches. 

 Chas. Dadant & Son — 1}-^ inches. 

 G. M. Dooliwle— I use \}i inches. 



B. Taylor — '4 inch. I use 1% inches. 

 W. R. Graham — Not quite 13s inches. 

 E. France — From center to center, 1)4 



inches. 



Mrs. L. Harrison — 1 H inches from 

 center to center. 



Prof. A. J. Cool{ — I use 1 '.< inches from 

 center to center. 



C. H. Dibbern — 1 S inches is the 

 proper bee-space. 



James A. Stone — 1'^ inches from cen- 

 ter to center, I think. 



R. L. Taylor — l"k inches from center 

 to center — less, rather than more. 



Eugene Secor — Slightly less than 13i 

 inches from center to center of frame. 



H. D. Cutting— 1 5/16 to 1 3^ maizes 

 a good distance from center to center of 

 frames. 



J. M. Hambaugh — I have used IJi 

 inches from center to center, and be- 

 lieve it to be the best. 



Dr. J. P. H. Brown— 1 T/16 inches 

 from the center of one frame to the cen- 

 ter of the next is nearly right. 



P. H. Elwood — The tendency seems to 

 be toward 1% inches from center to cen- 

 ter. The larger part of ours are 1}^ 

 inches. 



Emerson T. Abbott — )i inch is the 

 proper beespace between the frames, 

 above the frames, and at the end of the 

 frames. 



Dr. C. C. Miller — l^' seems to be the 

 standard from center to center, and it's 

 certainly good ; but 1}., may be just as 

 good. 



Rev. M. Mahin — Do you mean to ask 

 one question, or two ? I space my frames 

 IX inches from center to center. As 

 the frames are movable, there is not 

 exact uniformity in the spacing. 



J. E. Pond — With a one-inch wide 

 frame, I should give about ^i inch space 

 between the top-bars ; by so doing, and 

 spacing evenly, the filled combs will be 

 as nearly " bee-space " apart as possible, 

 and which spacing I consider correct. 



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